George Vance

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George Oakley Vance (25 May 1828 – 1910[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/vance-george-oakley-4771 ADB]) was the Dean of Melbourne[http://www.mahalo.com/st-pauls-cathedral-melbourne/ Mahalo] from 1894 until his death.The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900."The Dean Of Melbourne", The Times (London, England), 26 August 1910, p. 9.

The son of William Ford Vance, who had been the vicar of Coseley, Vance was born in London and educated at King's College School, London and Lincoln College, Oxford.The Standard (London, England), 6 December 1850. Emigrating to Australia he was ordained by Charles Perry, Bishop of Melbourne, in 1854. After curacies in Melbourne and Geelong he was appointed headmaster of Geelong Grammar School. He then held incumbencies in Chewton, Kyneton, Richmond and Kew.