The Right Reverend Doctor George Alexander Chambers [1]

Known as Jerry
Anglican bishop
Born
3 November 1877, Redfern, New South Wales
Died
5 December 1963, Epping, New South Wales
Sex
Male
Father
William Chambers (engineer)
Mother
Mary Turner
Married Winifred Marian Rice (daughter of The Revd the Hon Canon William Talbot Rice)

Degrees

1901Bachelor of ArtsThe University of Sydney
1904Master of ArtsThe University of Sydney
1916Bachelor of EconomicsThe University of Sydney

Career

  • BEc Lond 1916, DD Cantuar 1927.
  • Ordained CofE priest 1902, bishop 1927.
  • First Bishop of Central Tanganyika 1927-47.
  • Rural Dean of France 1947-55.
  • OBE 1953.

Sources

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