George Nickson

George Nickson (9 May 1864 – 23 February 1949) was an Anglican bishop.[1]

Nickson was born on 9 May 1864 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[2] He was ordained in 1889.[3] His first post was as a curate at Holy Trinity, Cambridge, after which he was successively Vicar of St Benedict, Cambridge, St John the Divine Fairfield, Liverpool[4] and St Andrew's Southport before being appointed Rural Dean of West Derby in 1905. In 1906 he became the first Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow.[5] In 1914 he was translated to Bristol.[6] A man whose dedication to his ministry led to occasional collapses,[7] he retired in 1933 and settled in Church Stretton, Shropshire, dying on 23 February 1949 aged 84.[2]

References

1. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
2. "Nickson, George (NK884G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. Ordinations. Ely. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Saturday, Jun 22, 1889; pg. 17; Issue 32732; col D
4. Amateur video of the soon to be demolished church
5. The Times, Saturday, May 05, 1906; pg. 11; Issue 38012; col E King’s approval of Nickson’s appointment
6. New Bishop Of Bristol. Promotion Of Another Suffragan The Times Saturday, May 02, 1914; pg. 10; Issue 40513; col E
7. The Times, Friday, Feb 25, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51315; col E Obituary-Bishop Nickson Unsparing Service To The Church

Religious titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Bishop of Jarrow 1906–1914	Succeeded by John Nathaniel Quirk
Preceded by George Forrest Browne	Bishop of Bristol 1914–1933	Succeeded by Clifford Woodward