- T. F. Middleton
Thomas Fanshawe Middleton (
January 28 1769 –July 8 1822 ) was a notedAnglican bishop . He was born inKedleston inDerbyshire, England . Middleton attended Cambridge University, and upon graduation he was ordained in the Church of England. In 1814, he became the firstBishop of Calcutta . Thisdiocese included not justIndia , but the entire territory of the East India Company. While a Bishop, he founded Bishop's College in Calcutta. Middleton died in Calcutta of sunstroke onJuly 8 1822 .References
* [http://chi.gospelcom.net/DAILYF/2003/01/daily-01-28-2003.shtml Gospel Profile of T. F. Middleton] Secondary Source
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/1/6/1/11616/11616-h/11616-h.htm A report of His Death]
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