Richard Blunt (bishop)

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Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt (1833-1910), known as Frederick, [1] was the first Anglican Bishop of Hull since its abeyance in 1559; he served from 1891 until his death in 1910.

Life

St Andrew's Church, Ham St Andrew's Church, Ham, Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt.jpg
St Andrew's Church, Ham

Born in 1833 and educated at Merchant Taylors' and King's College London, [2] his first post after Ordination was as a curate at St Paul, Cheltenham. [3] After serving as vicar of Scarborough [4] and Archdeacon of the East Riding (1873–1891) he was promoted in 1891 to the episcopate as a suffragan to the Archbishop of York. [5]

He was vicar of All Saints, Hessle (near Hull) from 1905 to 1910. He died on 23 January 1910 and is buried at St Andrew's Church, Ham.

Bishop Frederick Blunt was grandfather of Anthony Blunt (1907-1983). [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "First chapters: Books: Anthony Blunt: His Lives by Miranda Carter". The Guardian. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN   0-7136-3457-X
  3. Church web site
  4. Area details Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. The Times, Friday, 20 March 1891; p. 5; Issue 33277; col E The Ven. Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt
Church of England titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Robert Sylvester
Bishop of Hull
1891–1910
Succeeded by

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