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a bishop of the Church of England, was born in New York city, December 9, 1777, where his father, Charles Inglis, D.D., was rector of Trinity Church. He received his education at King's College, Windsor. In 1800 he went to England to advance the interests of his alma mater; in 1801 he took orders, and was appointed to the mission of Aylesford. In 1816, Reverend Dr. Stanser, rector of St. Paul's, became bishop of Nova Scotia, and Dr. Inglis succeeded him as rector, and, in 1825, to the bishopric of Nova Scotia, which at that time included New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Bermuda. He died in London, October 27, 1850. See Amer. Quar. Church. Rev. 1851, page 154.