About William Tozer
Lived 1829 – 1899 (aged 69–70). William Tozer was a British anglican priest.
William George Tozer (1829–1899) was a colonial bishop in the 19th century.
He was born in Teignmouth and educated at St John's College, Oxford and ordained in 1854. His first post was a curacy at St Mary Magdalene Munster Square. Later he was Vicar of Burgh-le-Marsh. In 1862 he was appointed leader of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa. He was a bishop in Central Africa for a decade and later held further Episcopal appointments in the West Indies. He died on 23 June 1899.
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Who was William Tozer?
Anglican missionary and bishop (1829–1899)
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William Tozer was born in 1829 in Teignmouth.
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William Tozer died on 23 June 1899 in Exeter.
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William Tozer was an anglican priest.
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William Tozer was British.
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