Oswin Gibbs-Smith
The Very Reverend Oswin Gibbs-Smith | |
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Dean of Westminster | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Royal Peculiar |
In office | 1961 to 1969 |
Predecessor | Norman Sykes |
Successor | Michael Stancliffe |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of London (1947–1961) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1924 (deacon) 1925 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | Oswin Harvard Gibbs-Smith 15 November 1901 |
Died | 26 September 1969 | (aged 67)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Spouse |
Nora (m. 1949) |
Children | Two |
Education | Westminster School |
Alma mater |
Oswin Harvard Gibbs-Smith, CBE (15 November 1901 – 26 September 1969) was Dean of Winchester in the third quarter of the 20th century.[1]
Early life and education
Gibbs-Smith was born on 15 November 1901. He was educated at Westminster School, a public school within the precincts of Westminster Abbey, London. He studied at King's College, Cambridge and at Clare College, Cambridge. He trained for Holy Orders at Cuddesdon College, an Anglo-Catholic theological college.[2]
Ordained ministry
Gibbs-Smith was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1924 and as a priest in 1925.[2] He then spent a short spell as an Assistant Master at Harrow School.[2] He began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Margaret's Church, Ilkley. Following this he was Vicar of John Keble Church, Mill Hill,[3] and Rector of Christchurch, St Marylebone.[4] He was the Archdeacon of London and a Canon Residentiary of St Paul's Cathedral between 1947 and 1961.[2] He served as Dean of Winchester from 1961 to 1969.[2]
Personal life
In 1949, Gibbs-Smith married Nora Gregg. Together they had two children: one son and one daughter.[2]
Honours
In 1953, Gibbs-Smith was made a Freeman of the City of London.[2] In the 1961 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the Bath (CBE).
References
- ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ a b c d e f g 'GIBBS-SMITH, Very Rev. Oswin Harvard', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 11 May 2017
- ^ Church web-site
- ^ Material within The National Archives