Frederick Gell (24 September 1820 – 25 March 1902) was an eminent

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and Bishop of Madras 1861-1899. Gell was born in 1820, the son of Philip Gell, rector of

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. He was educated at

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, where he graduated in 1843. Following graduation, he was appointed a

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, and later that year

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deacon. Ordination as a priest followed the next year. In 1849, he was elected lecturer, and later dean and assistant tutor of the College. His first ecclesiastical post was as a

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, and in 1858 he was appointed Cambridge preacher at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. The following year he left Cambridge to become

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, and two years later, in 1861, he became the fourth Bishop of Madras.

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, Monday, 1 July 1861; pg. 6; Issue 23973; col E ''Consecration Of The Bishop Of Madras'' He held the office for over a quarter of a century, until he resigned from ill-health in 1899. Gell chose to stay in India after his resignation. He died at Culford,

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, South India, on 25 March 1902.

, Friday, 28 March 1902; pg. 7; Issue 36727; col A ''Obituary Frederick Gell''

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