William Thomas Thornhill Webber
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William Thomas Thornhill Webber (30 January 1837 – 3 August 1903) was third Anglican Bishop of Brisbane
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Webber was born in London
, the son of a surgeon, William Webber. He was educated at Tonbridge School, Kent, at Norwich under Dr John Woolley and Pembroke College, Oxford
where he obtained B.A. in 1859 and M.A. in 1862. He was ordained a deacon in 1860 and a priest in 1861.
Webber spent four years as curate of Chiswick
(1860–64) and was a member of the London school board (1882–85). He was consecrated bishop of Brisbane on 11 June 1885 in St Paul's Cathedral, London and enthroned on 17 November 1885 in St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
. He brought clergymen over from Oxford and Cambridge Universities for work in Queensland
on five-year tours of duty.
Webber visited England in 1888 to attend the Pan-Anglican synod at Lambeth. He spent a lot of his time in raising funds, including money for a cathedral in Brisbane but died before work commenced. Webber visited England again in 1901, and early in 1902 preached by command before King Edward VII at Sandringham. He fell ill during the year and on his return in May 1903 his condition worsened. He died in Brisbane and was buried in Toowong Cemetery
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Bishop of Brisbane
Queen Victoria created the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and in 1859 appointed the Right Reverend Edward Tufnell as the first diocesan bishop. Tufnell designated St John's Cathedral in Brisbane as the pro-cathedral...
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Webber was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, the son of a surgeon, William Webber. He was educated at Tonbridge School, Kent, at Norwich under Dr John Woolley and Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...
where he obtained B.A. in 1859 and M.A. in 1862. He was ordained a deacon in 1860 and a priest in 1861.
Webber spent four years as curate of Chiswick
Chiswick
Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with...
(1860–64) and was a member of the London school board (1882–85). He was consecrated bishop of Brisbane on 11 June 1885 in St Paul's Cathedral, London and enthroned on 17 November 1885 in St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
St John's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of Brisbane and the metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Queensland, Australia...
. He brought clergymen over from Oxford and Cambridge Universities for work in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
on five-year tours of duty.
Webber visited England in 1888 to attend the Pan-Anglican synod at Lambeth. He spent a lot of his time in raising funds, including money for a cathedral in Brisbane but died before work commenced. Webber visited England again in 1901, and early in 1902 preached by command before King Edward VII at Sandringham. He fell ill during the year and on his return in May 1903 his condition worsened. He died in Brisbane and was buried in Toowong Cemetery
Toowong Cemetery
The Brisbane General Cemetery also known as Toowong Cemetery at Toowong, Brisbane was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest cemetery and is located on forty-four hectares of land at the corner of Frederick Street and Mount Coot-tha Road approximately four and a...
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