Hugh Stowell Gill was an

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priest, the

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from 1895 until his death on 13 May 1912. Gill was born in Castletown, Isle of Man on 26 March 1830 into an ecclesiastical family. His father was the

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William Gill and his mother, Anne, was the daughter of the Reverend Hugh Stowell. Gill was educated at

King Williams College King William's College (nicknamed KWC or King Bill's; gv, Colleish Ree Illiam) is an independent school for pupils aged 3 to 18, located near Castletown on the Isle of Man. It is a member of the International Baccalaureate and Headmasters' and ...

on the Isle of Man and

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. He was ordained in 1853 was a

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at St Luke's

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before incumbencies at Rushen and Malew. He also became the Rural Dean of Castletown in 1879, a post he held until his appointment as an

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."The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Hugh Stowell 1830 births 1912 deaths People educated at King William's College Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Man