George Hills fonds. 1860-1895.

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George Hills fonds. 1860-1895.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/606461749

The fonds consists of transcripts of the diaries of Bishop George Hills, dated from 1860 to 1895.

52 cm of textual records.

University of British Columbia Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7781814

University of British Columbia Library

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Hills, George, 1816-1895

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Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000626.0x0001a7 Born in Egthorne, Kent, George Hills became a minister in the Anglican Church. From 1848 to 1859 he served at St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, the largest parish in England. In 1859 Hills became the first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of British Columbia. He resigned in 1892 and returned to England, where he died. From the descr...