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William Geddes (bishop)

William Geddes (bishop)

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William Archibald Geddes was an Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.[1]

He was born in the Magdalen Islands on 18 February 1894[2] and educated at Dalhousie University. He served in the Great War as a gunner in the 8th Canadian Siege Battery. He was ordained in 1920 as a missionary to the Eskimo at Herschel Island. He was appointed Archdeacon of Yukon in 1927 [3] and the next year became Bishop of Mackenzie River, a post he held for 5 years. In 1934 he was translated to Yukon.[4] He died in post on 16 April 1947.[5]


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  1. "Bishops of Yukon". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  2. The Times, Friday, Apr 18, 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50738; col E Obituary Bishop Of Yukon
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