William Banister

For other people named William Banister, see William Banister (disambiguation).
William Banister
Born31 May 1855 
Died26 February 1928  (aged 72)
Alma mater
OccupationPriest, writer 

William Banister was a missionary of the Anglican Church.

He was born in Walton-le-Dale on 31 May 1855, educated at the Church Missionary Society College, Islington and ordained in 1879. He was curate at Balderstone, Lancashire before heading to China as a missionary, rising in time to be Archdeacon of Hong Kong. In 1909 he became Bishop of Kwangsi-Hunan China, a post he held until his retirement in 1923. He died on 26 February 1928

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