Francis Graham Brown
George Francis Graham Brown OBE[1] (27 January 1891 – 23 November 1942) was an Anglican bishop[2] in the second quarter of the 20th century.[3]
Life
Graham-Brown was educated at Monkton Combe School [4] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.
After World War I service with the King's Own Scottish Borderers[5] during which he was wounded in the head and eventually invalided out of the service,[6]and three years as a History Master at his old school, he was ordained in 1922.[7]
He was successively Chaplain, Vice-Principal then Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. In 1932 he was appointed the sixth Bishop of Jerusalem,[8] a post he held for 10 years. He was also a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.[9]
Having become a Doctor of Divinity (DD), he died in post on 23 November 1942 in a car accident.[10] His grave is preserved in Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem.
References
- ^ Honorary Graduates of the University of Edinburgh[permanent dead link]
- ^ National Archives
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ The Times obituary,25.11.1942. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed 09.08.2012
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Diocesan web-site
- ^ Order Of St. John Of Jerusalem Promotions And Appointments The Times Wednesday, Jan 04, 1933; pg. 13; Issue 46333; col B
- ^ Obituary The Bishop in Jerusalem The Times Wednesday, Nov 25, 1942; pg. 7; Issue 49402; col D
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