J. I. Richardson was a Baptist Pastor who served as a missionary in India through the Canadian Baptist Ministries.
Richardson came to India in 1945Assembly, Baptist Union of Western Canada, 1956, p.204 and after more than a decade and half he was elected President of Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars in 1958W. G. Carder, Hand to the Indian Plow: Volume One, Carder, Hyderabad, 1976, Appendices I and II, pp.1 and 16 respectively. In the continuing year, Richardson was replaced by Rev. A. B. Masilamani.
After a period of missionary service in India, Richardson returned to Canada and in 1961 became DeanThe Ubyssey, Volume XLIV, Number 40, January 19, 1961 of Carey Hall at the University of British Columbia.Universités et collèges du Canada, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, National Conference of Canadian Universities and Colleges, 1964, p.44. In addition to his responsibilities as Dean of Carey Hall, Richardson was also Chaplain to the University of British Columbia as well as Lecturer of Oriental Religions.The Chilliwack Progress, 2 March 1962, page 9
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