William Moore Richardson (1844 – 6 March 1915) was the

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Bishop of Zanzibar from 1895 until 1901. He was born in 1844,educated at

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and

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and ordained in 1869. He held incumbencies at

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and Ponteland before his elevation to the episcopate. On his return from Africa he was

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of the Community of St Thomas the Martyr in Oxford until his retirement in 1910. He died on 6 March 1915.Guild of all souls
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, William Moore 1844 births People educated at Rossall School Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Anglican bishops of Zanzibar 1915 deaths