William Austin (bishop)

[3] He was the son of William Austin (1759–1817), co-owner of the Land of Plenty plantation in British Guiana, and his wife Mehetabel Piercy; he was born in Stone, Staffordshire.

[5] Ordained in 1831, Austin was in rapid succession curate, vicar and Rural Dean of Georgetown, then Archdeacon and Bishop.

In the words of the youthful Queen Victoria, he was "the youngest and handsomest of my Bishops."

[7] In 1884, Austin founded the Anglican Grammar School for Boys,[8] which was intended to educate the elite.

[9] The school was later renamed Queen's College, and has provided education for four presidents and three prime ministers, among others.