John Dauglish

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John Dauglish was an Anglican [1] colonial bishop [2] in the mid 20th century. [3]

Born 19 October 1879 and educated at St Edward's School, Oxford [4] and St John's College, Oxford [5] he was ordained in 1902. [6] After a short spell as a Curate he was to spend the next 19 years as a Royal Naval Chaplain. [7] During the Great War, Dauglish served at Shotley Barracks where he was regarded as 'most zealous and conscientious 'and, from July, 1918, on HMS Queen Elizabeth on which he witnessed the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet and conducted the service of thanksgiving. [8] He was a greatly admired padre,

'...his upright character and straightforward advice and criticism universally appreciated' [9]

In 1924 he was appointed Rector of Lympstone.In 1931 he was appointed Bishop of Nassau, [10] resigning a decade later. [11] In 1942,he became Secretary for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel but had to resign after 2 years when 'he had bad heart failure following an operation' [12] He died on 1 November 1952. [13]

He was the only permanent RN Chaplain who served in the Great War to become a Diocesan bishop.

Notes

  1. National Archives
  2. Time Magazine
  3. Bahamas uncensored
  4. Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN   0-7136-3457-X
  5. The Times, Saturday, 4 August 1900; pg. 12; Issue 36212; col E University Intelligence
  6. ”The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
  7. BRRAM
  8. 'The Sea Chaplains'by Gordon Taylor,Oxford Illustrated Press,1978,p535
  9. Both quotations are from TNA ADM6/444/17
  10. The Times, Friday, 9 October 1931; pg. 12; Issue 45949; col E New Bishop of Nassau
  11. Anglican church in the Bahamas Archived 15 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Lambeth Palace Library,W Temple Papers, 41, 1944
  13. Obituary The Rt. Rev. J. Dauglish The Times Monday, 3 November 1952; pg. 8; Issue 52459; col E
Religious titles
Preceded by
Roscow George Shedden
Bishop of Nassau
1932 –1942
Succeeded by
Spence Burton


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