William Mills (bishop)

The Rt Rev William Lennox Mills was Bishop of Ontario from 1901 until 1917.[1]

Born in Woodstock, Ontario and educated at Huron College,[2] he was ordained in 1873. His first post was at Trinity Church, Norwich, Ontario after which he was Rector of St Thomas Seaforth, Ontario.[3] From there he became Lecturer in Ecclesiastical History at the Montreal Diocesan Theological College,[4] a Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Archdeacon of St Andrew's, also in the Diocese of Montreal.

Notes
  1. The Times, Tuesday, May 08, 1917; pg. 9; Issue 41472; col F Obituary. The Bishop Of Ontario
  2. "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  3. Brief History of Church
  4. Cook, Ramsay (1998). Dictionary of Canadian Biography; Volume XIV, 1911 to 1920. University of Toronto Press, Les Presses de l'université Laval. ISBN 0-8020-3998-7
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
John Travers Lewis		 Bishop of Ontario
1901–1917		 Succeeded by
Edward John Bidwell
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