John Dauglish was an

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in the mid 20th century. Born 19 October 1879 and educated at

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and

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he was ordained in 1902. After a short spell as a

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he was to spend the next 19 years as a Royal Naval

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. During the Great War, Dauglish served at Shotley Barracks where he was regarded as 'most zealous and conscientious 'and, from July, 1918, on HMS Queen Elizabeth on which he witnessed the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet and conducted the service of thanksgiving. He was a greatly admired padre, '...his upright character and straightforward advice and criticism universally appreciated' In 1924 he was appointed

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.In 1931 he was appointed Bishop of Nassau, resigning a decade later. In 1942,he became Secretary for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel but had to resign after 2 years when 'he had bad heart failure following an operation' He died on 1 November 1952.''Obituary The Rt. Rev. J. Dauglish''

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Monday, 3 November 1952; pg. 8; Issue 52459; col E He was the only permanent RN Chaplain who served in the Great War to become a Diocesan bishop.

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1879 births People educated at St Edward's School, Oxford Alumni of St John's College, Oxford 20th-century Anglican bishops in the Caribbean Anglican bishops of Nassau 1952 deaths World War I chaplains Royal Navy chaplains {{bahamas-bio-stub