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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]

References

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  6. ^ "Buswell, Ven. Henry Dison", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014, accessed 24 October 2017 (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Diocese of Mauritius: History". Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  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.