Frederick Fauquier

Who was Frederick Fauquier?

The Rt Rev Dr Frederick Dawson Fauquier was an eminent Canadian Anglican priest in the second half of the 19th century.

He was born in Malta on 29 July 1817 and educated in Richmond, London. He married Sarah Eliza Burrowes and emigrated to Canada where he farmed at East Zorra. Ordained in 1846, he was the incumbent at Huntingford, Ontario until 1873 when he was elevated to the Episcopate as the inaugural Bishop of Algoma. He died in post on 7 December 1881.