George Mackarness
Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam — where Mackarness was incumbent 1854-1874
George Richard Mackarness (30 March 1823 – 20 April 1883) was Episcopalian Bishop of Argyll and The Isles[1] in the last third of the 19th century.[2]
Mackarness was the second son of John Mackarness, a West India merchant of Elstree House, Bath.[3] He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and ordained in 1846. He held incumbencies at Ilam, Lochgilphead and Oban.[4]
He died on 20 April 1883.[5] His older brother John was the Bishop of Oxford[6] from 1870 until 1889.[7]
References
- ↑ Archives Hub
- ↑ Bertie, 2000 & Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 208.
- ↑ W. P. Courtney, ‘Mackarness, John Fielder (1820–1889)’, Ellie Clewlow, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 17 July 2013
- ↑ Bertie (ibid) p545
- ↑ Obituary. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 21, 1883; pg. 12; Issue 30800
- ↑ Caros
- ↑ Obituary. Bishop Mackarness The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 17, 1889; pg. 7; Issue 32806
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| Preceded by Alexander Ewing |
Episcopalian Bishop of Argyll and The Isles 1874–1883 |
Succeeded by Alexander Chinnery-Haldane |
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