Thomas Sherwood Jones Explained

The Rt Rev Thomas Sherwood Jones (also rendered Sherwood-Jones)[1] was the Anglican Suffragan Bishop of Hulme in Manchester, Britain, from 1930 until 1945.[2]

He was born on 4 March 1872[3] and educated at Durham University and ordained in 1899.[4] He was curate of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Liverpool then held incumbencies in Toxteth and Birkenhead and then Rural Dean of Middleton before his elevation to the episcopate.[5] A Centenarian, he died on 16 October 1972. His son Norman also became a priest and bishop, serving as Assistant Bishop of Lagos.

References

  1. http://photonews.org.nz/nelson/issue/NPN5_19610401/t1-body-d25.html Nelson Photo News – New Archbishop Installed at Nelson
  2. The Bishop of Hulme To Retire The Times Wednesday, 11 Jul 1945; p. 2; Issue 50191; col C
  3. "Who's Who 1992 "(London, A & C Black)
  4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  5. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/community/nostalgia/s/1056505_a_nice_bombsite Middleton Guardian