George Best ( c. 1793 – 2 May 1829) was a Church of England priest in Maritime Canada.
Best married Elizabeth Stanser, a daughter of Robert Stanser who was the bishop of Nova Scotia, on 21 August 1820. [1] When the diocese of Nova Scotia was divided into four sub-sections, he was selected for one of them and was appointed the first archdeacon of New Brunswick in 1824. [2] This position was under the direction of John Inglis who had succeeded Stanser as bishop. He was also reluctantly the first president of King's College, Fredericton. [1] He was succeeded as archdeacon by George Coster, who was the archdeacon of Newfoundland. [1]
George Best ( c. 1793 – 2 May 1829) was a Church of England priest in Maritime Canada.
Best married Elizabeth Stanser, a daughter of Robert Stanser who was the bishop of Nova Scotia, on 21 August 1820. [1] When the diocese of Nova Scotia was divided into four sub-sections, he was selected for one of them and was appointed the first archdeacon of New Brunswick in 1824. [2] This position was under the direction of John Inglis who had succeeded Stanser as bishop. He was also reluctantly the first president of King's College, Fredericton. [1] He was succeeded as archdeacon by George Coster, who was the archdeacon of Newfoundland. [1]