Henry Buswell

Henry Dison Buswell[1] (1839-1940) was a long lived Anglican Archdeacon.[2]

Hobbs was educated at the Church Missionary Society College, Islington and ordained deacon in 1862 and priest in 1863.[3] He served in Ceylon,[4] Mauritius,[5] Réunion and the Seychelles, where he was Archdeacon from 1895 to 1913.[6] While in Mauritius, he was responsible for the establishment of St Paul's Theological College.[7]

He died on 17 March 1940 aged 101.[8]

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  8. "Obituaries: Archdeacon H. D. Buswell". The Times. No. 48568. London, England. 19 March 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 18 March 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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