James Williams (bishop)

James Williams
Bishop of Quebec
Predecessor George Mountain
Successor Andrew Hunter Dunn
Personal details
Born 1825
Overton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Died April 20, 1892
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

James William Williams (1825 April 20, 1892) was a Canadian Church of England priest, bishop, and educator.

Born in Overton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, the son of David Williams and Sarah Eliza, Williams graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford in 1851. He was ordained deacon in 1852 and received his ordination as a priest in 1855. Williams immigrated to Lower Canada in 1857 when he was appointed rector of the Lennoxville grammar school. In 1860, he was appointed a professor at Bishop's College, Lennoxville. In 1863, he was appointed fourth Bishop of Quebec. His son, Lennox, was later sixth Bishop of Quebec.

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