George Cranswick

Rt Rev George Cranswick, Bishop of Gippsland

George Harvard Cranswick (1882–1954) was the 2nd bishop of Gippsland from 1917 until 1942.[1]

Educated at The King's School, Parramatta, and Sydney University,[2] he was ordained in 1908.[3] In a varied career he was acting vice-principal of Noble College, Masulipatam, headmaster of the CMS Bezwada, chairman of the Deccan District Church Council and rector of St Paul's, Chatswood[4] before his elevation to the episcopate. After retiring from his diocese, he was chairman of the Australian Board of Missions from 1942 to 1949.

His younger brother, Geoffrey, was the 8th bishop of Tasmania.[5] An eminent author,[6] he died on 25 October 1954.[7]

Notes

1. Australian Newspapers Archive
   - ADB on line
   - Ranked Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936
   - Diocesan history Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
2. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
   - Matriculation details
3. "The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
4. Church web site
5. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives^[permanent dead link‍]
6. Among others he wrote The Call of India (1908), Roman Catholic Evasions (1919), The Australian Church (1923) and A New Deal for Papua (1949). See G H Cranswick at National Library of Australia.
7. "Obituary Bishop Cranswick", The Times, 26 October 1954, pg. 10, issue 53072; col D

Church of England titles
Preceded by Arthur Wellesley Pain	Bishop of Gippsland 1917 –1942	Succeeded by Donald Burns Blackwood