George Huntingford
George Huntingford | |
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Bishop of Hereford | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Hereford |
In office | 1815–1832 |
Predecessor | John Luxmoore |
Successor | Edward Grey |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Gloucester(1802–1815) |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 29 April 1832 Winchester College | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Education | Winchester College |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
George Isaac Huntingford(1748–1832) was successively ofBishop of GloucesterandBishop of Hereford.
Life
[edit]Huntingford was educated atWinchester CollegeandNew College, Oxford,where he became a Fellow in 1770, graduating M.A., 1776 and D.D. in 1793. He was then curate ofCompton,south of Winchester, before becoming a master of his old school, of which he was warden from 1780 until his death. During this time there was considerable disorder in the school, including two rebellions.
In 1789 he was elected Warden ofWinchester College.[1]
Through his friendship withHenry Addington,who he had taught at Winchester, Huntingford became Bishop of Gloucester, 1802–1815, and of Hereford, 1815–32, but continued to live in the comfortable Warden's lodgings at the school.
He compiled an account of his friendHenry Addington's administration, 1802; published alsoShort Introduction to Writing of Greek(frequently reissued), original Latin and Greek verse, and pamphlets.
From 1789 until 1825 he was vicar of theChurch of St John the Evangelist, Milborne Port.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Kirby, Thomas Frederick (1888).Winchester scholars. A list of the wardens, fellows, and scholars of Saint Mary College of Winchester, near Winchester, commonly called Winchester College.London: Henry Frowde. p. 2.
- ^Dunning, Robert (1996).Fifty Somerset Churches.Somerset Books. pp. 22–25.ISBN978-0861833092.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:"Huntingford, George Isaac".Dictionary of National Biography.London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Further reading
[edit]- Bell, A., "Warden Huntingford and the Old Conservatism",Winchester College: Sixth Centenary Essays(ed. Custance), Oxford 1982
- Guymer, Laurence (May 2020)."Discipline vs. Liberty: Warden Huntingford and the 1793 Rebellion".The Trusty Servant.129:6–8.