Edwin Knowles

Edwin Hubert Knowles (7 June 1874 – 27 October 1962) was an Anglican bishop[1] in the second quarter of the 20th century.

His father died at sea, near Aden, on a voyage from England to Ceylon, on 11 July 1879.

[3] He came to Canada with his mother and siblings in 1891 and was educated at the University of Manitoba, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.

[4] He was ordained deacon in the Church of England in Canada in 1905 and priest in 1906 by the Bishop of Qu'Appelle.

[5] He served as curate (1905–1906) and rector (1906–1909) of Buffalo Lake; Incumbent of Kamsack (1909–1911); Diocesan Secretary (1911–1935); Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Qu’Appelle (1909–1935); Canon of the Pro-Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Qu'Appelle (1914–1918), Chaplain to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1918–1956), and Archdeacon of Qu’Appelle (1918–1935).