David Anderson (bishop of Rupert's Land)

David Anderson (10 February 1814 – 5 November 1885) was a Church of England priest and the first bishop of Rupert's Land, Canada.

The Rt Revd David Anderson

The grave of Bishop David Anderson, in Clifton, Bristol

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Career

Born in London, England, Anderson was educated at University of Edinburgh and Exeter College, Oxford. He was the vice-principal of St Bees Theological College, Cumberland (1841–1847) and an incumbent of All Saint's, Derby (1848–1849). He was consecrated a bishop on 29 May 1849 at Canterbury Cathedral,^[1] by John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1849, he arrived at the Red River Colony as the Bishop of Rupert's Land. He lived there until 1864, the year he returned to England. He was later vicar of Clifton (where he is buried) and chancellor of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1849. He was the author of Notes on the Flood, Net in the Bay and other works.

References

1. cf. Handbook to the Diocese of Victoria (Hong Kong and South China) 1924. — Anderson was the bishop of the "Far West" referred to by the Victoria Diocesan Handbook and consecrated in the same service as George Smith (Bishop of Victoria).

• Burpee, Lawrence J. Index and Dictionary of Canadian History. 1912.
• The Times, Friday, 6 Nov 1885; pg. 5; Issue 31597; col F Obituary

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury
•   Cooper, Thompson (1884). "Anderson, David" . Men of the Time  (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 41.

Religious titles
Preceded by none	Bishop of Rupert's Land 1849-1864	Succeeded by Robert Machray