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Who's Who in the Far East/AWDRY, Rt. Rev. William

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3629504Who's Who in the Far East — AWDRY, Rt. Rev. William

AWDRY, Rt. Rev. William (TOKYO), M.A., D.D., Bishop of Ch. of Eng. in South Tokyo; b. Jan. 24, 1842,?.,of Sir John Writher Awdry, Kt,, late 'Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Bombay; Oxford University Commissioner; m. Frances Emily, d. of Right Rev. G. Moberly, i Bishop of Salisbury. Educ.: Winchester; Balliol, Oxford; Fellow of Queen's Coll. Oxford. Won Ellerton Theol. Essay Prize, Oxford; rowed in Oxford Univ. Boat 1863-64; Ordained Deacon and Priest by Bishop Wilberforce (Oxford) 1866-67; Second Master of Winchester Coll. 1868-72; Head Master of St. John's Coll., Hurstpierpoint 1873-79; Prebendary in Chichester Cath., 1877-1901; Canon Residentiary 1880-88; Principal of Chichester Theol. College 1880-86; Vicar of Amport 1886-96; Rural Dean of Amlover 1891-95; First Bishop of Southampton (Suffragan to the Bishop of Winchester) 1895-93; First Bishop of Osaka, Japan 1896-97; Bishop of South Tokyo, since 1898. Publications: Articles in religious periodicals. Club: Church House, Westminster. Address: 8 Sakae-cho, Shiba, Tokyo, Japan.