William George Tozer (1829–1899) was a colonial bishop in the 19th century. He was born in Teignmouth and educated at

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and ordained in 1854. His first post was a curacy at St Mary Magdalene Munster Square. Later he was Vicar of

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. In 1862 he was appointed leader of the

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. He was Bishop in Central Africa for a decade and later held further

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appointments in the West Indies.Belizean Web Site
/ref> He died on 23 June 1899.

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1829 births People from Teignmouth Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Anglican missionaries in Malawi 19th-century Anglican bishops in the Caribbean Anglican bishops in Central Africa Anglican bishops of Jamaica Anglican bishops of Belize English Anglican missionaries 1899 deaths {{Christian-clergy-stub