Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet
Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet (22 May 1851 – 2 December 1925)[1] was a British Anglican bishop who served in the Church of England in the early 20th century.
Early life
Edwyn Hoskyns was born at Aston Tirrold (where his father was Rector), fourth son of John Leigh Hoskyns (9th Baronet) and Emma (daughter of John Peyton KCH). He was educated at Lancing College, Haileybury and Imperial Service College,[2] and then Jesus College, Cambridge.[3] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son, theologian Edwyn Clement Hoskyns (1884–1937).
Career
He was ordained priest in the Church of England in 1875 and was assistant curate at Welwyn in Hertfordshire 1875–1879 and Quebec Chapel, London 1879–1881 to Canon F. J. Holland.
He was Vicar of St Clement, Notting Hill from 1880 to 1886, Rector of St Dunstan's, Stepney from 1886 to 1895, Vicar of Bolton Parish Church from 1895 to 1901, and an Honorary Canon of Manchester Cathedral. In September 1901 he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Burnley,[4] and he was consecrated as bishop in York Minster on 18 October 1901.[5] He was appointed Bishop of Southwell in 1904, was offered but turned down the position of Archbishop of Cape Town in 1908, and remained Bishop of Southwell until his death in 1925.
He received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) from Jesus College, Cambridge, in December 1901.[6]
Hoskyns was an Acting Chaplain to the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment until he resigned as such in May 1902.[7]
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Notes
- ^ The Times, 3 December 1925
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "Hoskyns, Edwyn (HSKS870E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6292.
- ^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence - Consecration of Bishops". The Times. No. 36590. London. 19 October 1901. p. 11. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36632. London. 7 December 1901. p. 11. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "No. 27431". The London Gazette. 6 May 1902. p. 3019.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1878.
Bibliography
- Richard E. Parsons, Sir Edwyn Hoskyns as a Biblical Theologian (1985), C, Hurst & Co. ISBN 1850650179
External links
- Papers housed within The National Archives
- Grace Quotes: a quotation by author Edwyn Hoskyns on the subject of sin