Background
He was born in 1886 into a clerical family, his father was the Rt Rev Francis Paget sometime Bishop of Oxford educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford, and ordained in 1911.
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Edward Paget
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Christ Church; Shrewsbury School.
Career
Initially Vicar of Benoni he was elevated to the Episcopate as the 5th Bishop of Southern Rhodesia in 1925. After thirty years he was additionally elected the inaugural Archbishop of Central Africa. He retired to Gillits in 1957 and died on 21 April 1971.
A service of thanksgiving was held on 24 May 1971 at the headquarters of the USPG in London.
