The Rt Rev Henry Perrott Parker (born 1852,

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– d. Ussagara 1888) was an

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in the second half of the 19th century.

Life

Parker was educated privately in

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and at

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, where he gained his BA in 1871 and his MA in 1875. Parker went out as a missionary to

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, becoming chaplain to the Bishop of Calcutta in 1878. In 1879, he'd become Secretary of the

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North India Mission, an important position with some influence. However he longed to be more directly involved with evangelism and mission. In 1885 he requested a transfer to central India to work among the

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. Elevation to the

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as the second

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came soon after (Bishop Hannington had been martyred October 29, 1885) and he sailed for

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, landing in Frere Town (a colony of ex-slaves near

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that served as CMS headquarters in East Africa) November 27, 1886. He died of malaria while on a trip to Ussagara March 26, 1888."The See Of Eastern Equatorial Africa" ''

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'' Wednesday, May 02, 1888; pg. 11; Issue 32375; col G

References

1852 births Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Anglican missionaries in India Anglican bishops of Mombasa 19th-century Anglican bishops in Africa 1888 deaths English Anglican missionaries {{Kenya-Anglican-bishop-stub