Robert Willis (minister)

Rev. Robert Willis (6 August 1785 – 21 April 1865) was the longest serving minister of St. Paul's Church (Halifax) (1824-1865).[1] He was trained Lincoln College, Oxford, serving in Richmond, Yorkshire. After working for the Royal Navy, Willis was posted to Newfoundland and then New Brunswick.

Rev. Robert Willis, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Rev. Robert Willis monument by James H. Murphy, St. Paul's Church (Halifax)

In 1824, he was posted to Halifax. His appointment was met with opposition and two thirds of the congregation vacated to St. George’s Church and others established an independent chapel that later joined the Baptiste Church.[1]

References
  1. Thomas, C. E. (1976). "Robert Willis". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. 9. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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