Lewis Wilmot Bovell Broughall was a

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in the first half of the 20th century. Born on 27 March 1876, the son of Abraham James Broughall and Georgina Harriet Hurd and educated at the University, Toronto and ordained in 1899. After a curacy in

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he was the

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at Hagersville and then Rector of Oakville. In 1925 he became

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and in 1932 its

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bishop. He retired in 1949 and died on 26 August 1958.

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1876 births University of Toronto alumni Anglican bishops of Niagara 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops 1958 deaths Deans of Niagara {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub