George Stanton

For the Scottish sculptor, silversmith and portrait miniaturist, see George Clark Stanton.

George Stanton, Bishop of North Queensland, c. 1905

George Henry Stanton (3 September 1835 – 4 December 1905)[1] was an Anglican bishop[2] in the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th.[3]

Stanton was born in Stratford, Essex, England[1] and educated at Hertford College, Oxford graduating B.A. in 1858 and M.A. in 1862, receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1878.[4] He was ordained deacon in 1858[4][5] by Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester, and priest in 1859,[1] and was Curate of Christ Church, Rotherhithe,[4][6] from 1858 to 1862; of All Saints Church, Maidstone, from 1862 to 1864, of St. Saviour's, Fitzroy Square, London, from 1864 to 1867; and vicar of Holy Trinity, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, London, from 1867 to 1878.[4]

Stanton was Vicar of Holy Trinity, Lincoln's Inn Fields[7] He was consecrated a bishop by Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury, on the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist 1878 (24 June) at St Paul's Cathedral.[8] Appointed the inaugural Bishop of North Queensland[9] in 1878,[10] he was translated[11] to Newcastle, NSW[12] in 1890[13] and died in post on 5 December 1905.[14]

  1. ^ a b c Rowland, E. C. "Stanton, George Henry (1835–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ Blain Biographical Directory
  3. ^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ^ a b c d Mennell, Philip (1892). "Stanton, Right Rev. George Henry" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  5. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  6. ^ Parish citation
  7. ^ Genuki
  8. ^ "Consecration of bishops". Church Times. No. 805. 28 June 1878. p. 363. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 26 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  10. ^ "St George's Cathedral Parish". Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  11. ^ Christ Church cathedral web-site Archived May 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Diocesan History
  13. ^ The Bishops of Newcastle Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Dec 06, 1905; pg. 6; Issue 37883; col D Obituary The Bishop Of Newcastle N.S.W