Valpy French

Rev.

Thomas Valpy French
Lahore
Missionary to India, Pakistan and Persia
DioceseLahore
Installed1877
Term ended1887
PredecessorFirst
Personal details
Born(1825-01-01)1 January 1825
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Died14 May 1891(1891-05-14) (aged 66)
Muscat, Oman
BuriedMuscat, Oman
DenominationAnglican Communion
ParentsRev. Peter French
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford

Thomas Valpy French (1 January 1825 – 14 May 1891) was an English Christian Missionary in India and Persia, who became the first Bishop of Lahore, in 1877, and also founded the St. John's College, Agra, in 1853.

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