Jervois Newnham Explained

Jervois Arthur Newnham was an Anglican bishop in Canada from 1893 to 1921.

Born into an ecclesiastical family in 1852,[1] he was educated at McGill University and began his ordained ministry as a curate at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal[2] after which he was the incumbent of Onslow. Later he was the rector of St Matthias' Montreal.[3] He became the Bishop of Moosonee in 1891[4] and was translated to Saskatchewan in 1904.[5] He returned to England in 1921, becoming the rector of Clifton, Bedfordshire[6]

Newnham died on 12 January 1941.[7]

References

  1. His father was the Rev. G. W. Newnham, sometime Vicar of Combe Down "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991
  2. Book: [[Richard Malden|Malden Richard (ed)]] . Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn) . London . The Field Press. 1330. 1920 .
  3. http://www.montreal.anglican.ca/stmatthias/ Church web-site
  4. http://ontanglican.atspace.com/moosonee.htm Bishops of Moosonee
  5. http://bishop.blogsome.com/ Bishops of Saskatchewan
  6. Web site: Bedfordshire County Council . 2010-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615094506/http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Clifton/CliftonChurch.aspx . 2011-06-15 . dead .
  7. [The Times]

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