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George Sumner Hand was a Colonial Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.

He was educated at Bloxham School and St John's College, Oxford. He was Rector of St Lawrence with St Gregory, Norwich and later was Dean of St John's Cathedral, Antigua before his elevation to the episcopate as bishop of that island in 1937; he was consecrated a bishop on St Peter's Day 1937 (29 June), by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. He retired in 1944 and died the following year.

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1. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
2. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
3. The Times, Thursday, Aug 02, 1945; pg. 1; Issue 50210; col A Deaths
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5. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
6. Ecclesiastical News Bishops' Consecration In St. Paul's The Times Tuesday, Jun 01, 1937; pg. 22; Issue 47699; col C
7. "St Paul's Cathedral. Consecration of Three Bishops". Church Times. No. 3884. 2 July 1937. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
8. The Times Friday, Oct 19, 1945; pg. 1; Issue 50277; col A Memorial service for Bishop Hand

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