# William Tozer

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| name          = William Tozer
| image         = William George Tozer - Anderson-Morshead 1909 Bishops 1861-1894 historyofuniver00ande 0053 (cropped).jpg
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| birth_name    = William George Tozer
| birth_date    = {{Birth year|1829}}
| birth_place   = [Teignmouth](/source/Teignmouth)
| death_date    = 23 June {{Death year and age|1899|1829}}
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| occupation    = colonial bishop
| years_active  = 
| known_for     = Bishop in [Central Africa](/source/Central_Africa) and [West Indies](/source/West_Indies)
| notable_works = leader of the [Universities' Mission to Central Africa](/source/Universities'_Mission_to_Central_Africa)
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'''William George Tozer''' (1829–1899) was a colonial bishop<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=027-2683b&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 National Archives]</ref> in the 19th century.<ref>[http://www.cartes.freeuk.com/history/umca.htm The History of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa]</ref>

He was born in [Teignmouth](/source/Teignmouth)<ref>[http://www.burghlemarsh.info/churches/BishopTozer.htm Burghlemarsh web-site]</ref> and educated at [St John's College, Oxford](/source/St_John's_College%2C_Oxford)<ref>["Who was Who"](/source/Who's_Who_(UK)) 1897–2007 London, [A & C Black](/source/A_%26_C_Black), 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}}</ref> and [ordained](/source/ordained) in 1854.<ref>"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889</ref> His first post was a [curacy](/source/Curate) at St Mary Magdalene Munster Square.<ref>[http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1179/1381054603_356fce7d9c.jpg?v=0 Photo of church]</ref> Later he was [Vicar](/source/Vicar) of [Burgh-le-Marsh](/source/Burgh-le-Marsh).<ref>[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/522/burghlemarshpar.pdf Lincolnshire Public Records Service]</ref> In 1862 he was appointed leader of the [Universities' Mission to Central Africa](/source/Universities'_Mission_to_Central_Africa).<ref>''Ecclesiastical news Universities' Mission To Central Africa''  [The Times](/source/The_Times) Thursday, 20 November 1862; pg. 6; Issue 24408; col E</ref> He was a bishop in [Central Africa](/source/Central_Africa) for a decade and later held further [Episcopal](/source/Bishop) appointments in the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://anglicandiocese.dthost.com/history.dti |title=Jamaican Diocesan Web Site |access-date=8 June 2009 |archive-date=19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419220522/http://anglicandiocese.dthost.com/history.dti |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.belizeanglican.org/1/Welcome/AboutourDiocese/tabid/53/Default.aspx |title=Belizean Web Site |access-date=8 June 2009 |archive-date=5 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105164133/http://www.belizeanglican.org/1/Welcome/AboutourDiocese/tabid/53/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> He died on 23 June 1899.

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{{S-bef|before=[Charles Mackenzie](/source/Charles_Mackenzie_(bishop))}}
{{S-ttl|title=[Bishop in Central Africa](/source/Bishop_in_Central_Africa)|years=1863–1873}}
{{S-aft|after=[Edward Steere](/source/Edward_Steere)}}
{{S-bef|before= [Reginald Courtenay](/source/Reginald_Courtenay_(bishop_of_Jamaica)) }}
{{S-ttl|title=[Bishop of Jamaica](/source/Anglican_Diocese_of_Jamaica)|years=1879–1880}}
{{S-aft|rows=2|after=[Enos Nuttall](/source/Enos_Nuttall)}}
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{{S-ttl|title=[Bishop of Belize](/source/Anglican_Diocese_of_Belize)|years=1880– 1881}}
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{{Bishops in Central Africa}}
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{{Bishops of Belize}}
{{Church in the Province of the West Indies}}

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