George Frederick Kingston (1889 – 20 November 1950) was a

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in the 20th century.

Education and first bishopric

Kingston was born in

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to Richard and Elizabeth Kingston. He was one of ten children. Before attending post-secondary education Kingston taught at a one-room school in eastern Ontario. He was educated at

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earning his

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in 1913, followed by his

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degree. He obtained his Bachelor of Divinity at

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and was ordained as a

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in 1916 in St. Thomas' Church

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. In 1917 he was ordained as a priest at All Saints' Church, Halifax. He was

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of Philosophy at King's College, Nova Scotia and then

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of Residence at Trinity College until April 25, 1940 when he was consecrated to the

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as the fifth Bishop of Algoma. A stained glass window in St. Luke's Pro-Cathedral in

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was installed as a memorial to Kingston's work in the

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Archbishop and Primate

Kingston was

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to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as bishop in 1944. He subsequently became both Metropolitan (Archbishop of Nova Scotia) and the

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in 1947. He died in post on 20 November 1950. Following his death a memorial stained glass window was commissioned for

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in memory of his service to the Algoma Diocese.

Personal life

Kingston married Florence Belle Brown in 1919 and went on to have three children with her. Their one son, Temple Kingston went on to be the Principal of

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. He was an active Freemason, in Craft Freemasonry, Royal Arch Freemasonry, and the

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, and served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) and Nova Scotia, from 1948 until his death in 1950.

External links

Archbishop George Frederick Kingston fonds

Anglican Diocese of Algoma

References

1889 births People from Leeds and Grenville United Counties Trinity College (Canada) alumni 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Anglican bishops of Algoma Anglican bishops of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island 20th-century Anglican archbishops Primates of the Anglican Church of Canada 1950 deaths Canadian Freemasons {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub