Joseph Lofthouse, Senior (18 December 1855 – 16 December 1933) was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the 20th century.Lofthouse was born on 18 December 1855. He went to Canada in 1882, and was ordained in 1883 and began his ministry as a missioner at Fort York. He was then Archdeacon of Moosonee before being appointed as the first Bishop of Keewatin in 1902.The Hudson's Bay Company had neglected the spiritual welfare of its employees and the surrounding natives. In 1882 Rev.