Frederic Chase

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Frederic Henry Chase (21 February 1853, London-23 September 1925, Bexhill) was a British academic and bishop.

[edit] Life

Chase was educated at King's College School, London and Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating in classics with the Powys Medal.^[1]

He was ordained deacon in 1876 and priest in 1877. He was a lecturer in divinity at Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1881 and at Christ's College from 1893. In 1887 he became the Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge. In 1901 he was elected the President of Queens' College, Cambridge and also the Norris Professor of Divinity. In 1905 he was consecrated as the Bishop of Ely. He resigned as bishop in 1924 and died in 1925.

^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Chase, Frederic". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Academic offices
Preceded by Herbert Edward Ryle	President of Queens' College, Cambridge 1901-1906	Succeeded by Thomas Cecil Fitzpatrick
Preceded by Adolphus William Ward	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1902-1904	Succeeded by Edward Anthony Beck
Church of England titles
Preceded by Lord Alwyne Compton	Bishop of Ely 1905 – 1924	Succeeded by Leonard Jauncey White-Thomson

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