Henry Langley (Dean of Melbourne) explained

Henry Langley
Birth Name:Henry Thomas Langley
Dean of Melbourne
Birth Date:30 March 1877
Birth Place:Windsor, New South Wales
Death Date:28 November 1968 (aged 91)
Death Place:Hawthorn, Victoria
Nationality:Australian
Parents:Henry Archdall Langley (1840-1906); Elizabeth Mary née Strachan
Children:4 sons; 1 daughter
Alma Mater:University of Melbourne
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Church:Anglican
Ordination:1900 (deacon); 1901 (priest)
Religion:Anglican

Henry Thomas Langley (30 March 1877  - 28 November 1968) was the Anglican Dean of Melbourne from 1942 to 1947.[1]

Family

The son of the first Anglican Bishop of Bendigo, Henry Archdall Langley (1840-1906),[2] and Elizabeth Mary Langley (1842-1923), née Strachan, Langley was born in Windsor, New South Wales on 30 March 1877.[3]

He was the sixth of Langley's 12 children. One of his brothers, Frank Langley, played Australian rules football for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1900 to 1906; another was the Archdeacon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney; and four of his sisters were involved with St Catherine's School, Toorak, two serving as its principal.

He married Ethel Maud Du Ve (1878-1957),[4] fourth daughter of Charles Ignatz Du Ve (1836-1915), and Agnes Adamson Du Ve (1845-1915), née Buntine, on 4 September 1901.[5] [6] [7] [8] They had four sons, and one daughter:

Education

Along with four of his five brothers,[18] he attended Caulfield Grammar School in the 1890s.[19]

An excellent scholar, he was awarded a theological studentship in 1893 (for 1894),[20] in 1894 (for 1895),[21] and in 1895 (for 1896).[22] He began his studies at Trinity College, Melbourne in 1894, graduating Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1899,[23] and Master of Arts (M.A.) in 1904, with final honours in logic and philosophy.[24]

Cleric

He was ordained in 1901.[25] [26]

After curacies served at St Paul's Church, Sale,[27] St. Mary's Church, Morwell,[28] Holy Trinity Church, Yarram,[29] St. Clement's Church, Marrickville,[30] and St Philip's Church, Sydney,[31] he became the rector of St James' Church, Traralgon in 1907.[32]

He then served as the incumbent at St Mary's Anglican Church (now known as Oaktree Anglican Church) in Caulfield, Victoria, as "Canon Langley", from 1911 to 1942.[33] [34]

Caulfield Grammar School

While at St. Mary's he served as Caulfield Grammar School's chaplain.

In 1931, the school (at the time owned by Walter Murray Buntine) ceased being a "private school", and it became a "public school", with its operation conducted by a private company limited by guarantee.[35] [36] Langley served on the Caulfield Grammar School Council (the company's governing body) from its foundation in 1931 until 1945.[37]

Military chaplain

On 1 January 1916, Langley was appointed as a military chaplain to the First AIF.[38]

Shelford Girls' Grammar School

As the Vicar of St Mary's, Langley had been giving the pupils of the highly respected Shelford Girls' School weekly lessons in religious instruction for quite a number of years.[39]

The school, established in 1898 (in Glen Eira Road) by Emily Dixon, was relocated to 77 Allison Road, Elsternwick by its second principal, Dora Mary Petrie Blundell (1865-1943),[40] [41] [42] who served as the school's second principal from 1904 to 1921.[43]

Dora was assisted and supported by her sisters, Lucy Annie Blundell (1850-1922), Fanny Blundell (1851-1937) and Margaret Helen Petrie Blundell (1866-1953),[44] [45] [46] in performing her wide range of duties.

In 1923, Langley was responsible for the relocation of the school from 77 Allison Road, Elsternwick to "Helenslea" in Hood Crescent, Caulfield North — adjacent to St Mary's Church — the re-establishment of it as the Shelford Girls' Grammar School, and the appointment of Miss Ada Mary Thomas as its head mistress.[47] [48] [49] [50] Miss Thomas went on to serve as the school's headmistress from 1922 to 1945.

St. Margaret's, Caulfield

As Vicar of St. Mary's, he was also responsible for the foundation of St. Margaret's Anglican Church, in Ripley Grove, Caulfield, in 1923. St. Margaret's operated as "chapel of ease" to St. Mary's church.[51] Its adjacent hall was also the home of the 2nd. Caulfield Scout Troop.[52]

Dean of Melbourne

In August 1942, Langley was elected Dean of Melbourne[53] [54] — replacing Archbishop Head who had acted as dean since the retirement of George Aickin in 1932 — and continued in that position until he retired in April 1947.[55]

Political views

According to Hansen (2000), Langley "associated himself with socialist movements and marched annually in the May Day procession".[56] Over his lifetime, he was quite outspoken on a wide range of political and social issues:[57]

"Dean Langley has created a place of respect and affection in the life of Melbourne by his fearless and creative utterances in the Cathedral and on the Yarra bank as to the implications of the Christian Gospel to the social order as well as the life of individuals" — Williamstown Chronicle, 5 September 1947.[58]

Death

He died on 28 November 1968, at Hawthorn,[59] and was cremated.[60]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inside. Mahalo.com. 29 November 2017.
  2. He was also the nephew of John Douse Langley (1836-1930), who served as the second Bishop of Bendigo from 1907 to 1920.
  3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/162684204 Births: Langley, The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, (Saturday, 14 April 1877), p.473.
  4. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62025346 Births: Du Ve, The Gippsland Times, (Monday, 30 September 1878), p2
  5. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130083529 "Death of Mr C.I. Du Ve", The Rosedale Courier, 7 September 1915, p. 2.
  6. http://www.morwellhistoricalsociety.org.au/newsletters/Vol41965.pdf The Morwell Historical Society News, Vol.4, (1965)
  7. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92015793 Passed Away: Death of Mrs. C.I. Du Ve, The Gippsland Farmers' Journal, (Friday, 8 January 1915), p.2.
  8. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65877448 Orange Blossoms: Langley—Du Ve, The Morwell Advertiser, (Friday 13 September 1901), p.3.
  9. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138676154 Births: Langley, The Australasian, (Saturday, 15 November 1902), p.59
  10. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65320043 Births: Langley, The Gippsland Times, (Monday, 31 October 1904), p.2
  11. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146725357 Weddings: Langley—McLennan, Table Talk, (Thursday, 24 January 1929), p.59.
  12. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32342935 New masters for Hale School, The West Australian, (Tuesday, 7 January 1930), p.18.
  13. Webber (1981), pp.116, 268, 301; Wilkinson (1997), pp.72-73, 125.
  14. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10127959 Births: Langley, The Argus, (Wednesday, 20 November 1907), p.1
  15. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146725357 Weddings: Langley—McLennan, Table Talk, (Thursday, 24 January 1929), p.59.
  16. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11616934 Births: Langley, The Argus, (Saturday, 16 September 1911), p.13.
  17. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2108112 Births: Langley, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 January 1916), p.1.
  18. Frederick Archdall Langley (1868-1952), Aylmer John Langley (1872-1943), William Leslie Langley (1875-1952), and Francis Ernest Langley (1882-1946) all attended Caulfield Grammar School (Webber, 1981, p.301). Arthur Theodore Langley (1886-1947) attended Geelong Grammar School (see: Obituary: Dr. A. T. Langley, The Age, (Wednesday, 21 May 1947), p.2).
  19. Webber, 1981, pp.277, 301; Wilkinson, 1997, p.28.
  20. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8720180 University of Melbourne: Trinity College Scholarships, The Argus, (Saturday, 23 December 1893), p.11.
  21. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8726955 Trinity College Scholarships, The Argus, (Saturday, 22 December 1894), p.8.
  22. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8885835 Trinity College Scholarships, The Argus, (Saturday, 28 December 1895), p.9.
  23. Web site: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY.. 30 December 1899. Nla.gov.au. 36. 29 November 2017.

    "Degrees Conferred 1899-1900: 18th November, 1899: "Bachelor of Arts", University of Melbourne Calendar 1901, University of Melbourne, p.420.

  24. Web site: UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.. 24 December 1904. Nla.gov.au. 10. 29 November 2017.
    "Degrees Conferred 1904–05: 23rd December, 1904: "Master of Arts", University of Melbourne Calendar 1906, University of Melbourne, p.497.
  25. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197317419 Notes of the Month, The Church of England Messenger for Victoria and Ecclesiastical Gazette for the Diocese of Melbourne, (Sunday, 1 July 1900), p.99.
  26. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947-48, p. 681, Oxford, OUP, 1947
  27. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197317435 Parochial Intelligence: Gippsland: Sale, The Church of England Messenger for Victoria and Ecclesiastical Gazette for the Diocese of Melbourne, (Sunday, 1 July 1900), p.102.
  28. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67090650 (News Item), The Morwell Advertiser, (Friday, 7 September 1900), p.2
  29. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221226140 News in Brief: Victoria, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 4 January 1902), p.26.
  30. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65883261 (News Item), The Morwell Advertiser, (Friday, 16 September 1904), p.2.
  31. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14721816 The Churches, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Saturday, 13 January 1906), p.9.
  32. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59593598 St. James' Church, The Traralgon Record, (Tuesday, 3 December 1907), p.2
  33. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196197484 About People, The Age, (Wednesday, 26 April 1911), p.10.
  34. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155233795 About People, The Age, (Monday, 14 October 1918), p.6.
  35. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203270863 Caulfield Grammar School: To Become a Public School, The Age, (Tuesday, 9 December 1930), p.11
  36. Webber, 1981, pp.122-123.
  37. Webber, 1981, pp.123, 277.
  38. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/25008572 Appointments, Promotions, etc.: 3rd Military District: Chaplains Department, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, no.12, (27 January 1916), p. 184.
  39. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206824723 Letters to the Editor: Shelford Girls' School
  40. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202702172 Matriculation Examination, October Term, 1882: Honour Examination: Class Lists: English and History
  41. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10614979 "Educational: Shelford Girls' School"
  42. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11800947 "Deaths: Blundell"
  43. http://www.shelford.vic.edu.au/view/about-shelford/about-from-the-principal From the Principal: ANZAC Day Reflection 2018, Shelford Girls' Grammar.
  44. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4647342 "Deaths: Blundell"
  45. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11074139 "Deaths: Blundell"
  46. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23254061 "Deaths: Blundell"
  47. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4698093 "The Schools"
  48. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1864362 Shelford, The Argus, 22 December 1922, p. 14.
  49. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1878138 "Church and Education", The Argus, 23 February 1923, p. 11.
  50. A photograph, "Head Mistress and Staff of Shelford Girls' School, Caulfield", including Langley (second from right) is at: Schools & Colleges: Shelford Girls' School, Table Talk, 10 April 1924, p. 24.
  51. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205480712 Caulfield's Oldest Church, The Age, (Monday, 13 August 1928), p.10.
  52. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165009074 Proposed Scout Hall in Caulfield, The Prahran Telegraph, (Friday, 28 September 1928), p.5
  53. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11990706 "In the Churches", The Argus, (15 August 1942), p. 6.
  54. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206814828 New Dean of Melbourne: Canon H. T. Langley, The Age (29 August 1942), p.2.
  55. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206015114 "Dean Langley Retires", The Age (5 April 1947), p. 11
  56. For example, 100 churchmen in May Day March, The Argus, (Monday, 5 May 1947), p.4.
  57. For example: Russian Minister Stays away from Soviet-Day Dinner, The Weekly Times, (Wednesday, 13 November 1946), p.4; Discussion on World Ills, The Argus, (Saturday, 6 September 1947), p.45; Not Communists, Clerics Say, But Want Free Speech, The Argus, (Thursday, 14 April 1949), p.5; Tatt's Protest, The Newcastle Sun, (Wednesday, 14 October 1953), p.2; He Wears Badge, The Barrier Miner, (Tuesday, 20 October 1953), p.7; Lottery Vote, The Age, (Monday, 2 November 1953), p.2.
  58. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70721227 Dean Langley, Williamstown Chronicle, (Friday, 5 September 1947), p.1.
  59. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bRdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5447%2C5889333 Death Notices: Langley, The Age, (Friday, 29 November 1968), p.19.
  60. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bRdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5447%2C5889333 Funeral Notices: Langley, The Age, (Friday, 29 November 1968), p.19.

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