Alfred Clifford

Alfred Clifford was a British Anglican bishop, the inaugural Anglican [Bishop of Lucknow|Bishop of Lucknow] from 1893 until 1910.

Biography

Alfred Clifford was born in Torquay in 1849 and educated at Corpus [Christi College, Cambridge]. He was the younger brother of Mary, who became a pioneering Poor Law Guardian, and Edward, who became a noted artist.
Clifford was ordained in 1872 and, after a brief period as curate at St Nicholas Nottingham, emigrated to India Here he worked for the Church Missionary Society before gaining the post of chaplain to the Anglican [Diocese of Calcutta|Bishop of Calcutta] in 1885. Eight years later he ascended to the episcopate, a post he held for seventeen years. In retirement he returned to England and served as Vicar of Stoke Bishop.
He died at Clifton, Bristol on 27 April 1931.