Thomas Vowler Short

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Thomas Vowler Short

Bishop of St Asaph
Thomas Vowler Short by MA Shee.jpg
Diocese Diocese of St Asaph
In office1846–1870
Predecessor William Carey
Successor Joshua Hughes
Other post(s) Bishop of Sodor and Man (1841–1846)
Personal details
Born(1790-09-16)16 September 1790
Died13 April 1872(1872-04-13) (aged 81)
Nationality British
Denomination Anglican
SpouseMary Davies (m.1833)
Profession Clergyman, academic
Education Westminster School
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford

Thomas Vowler Short (16 September 1790 13 April 1872) was an English academic and clergyman, successively Bishop of Sodor and Man and Bishop of St Asaph.

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Life

He was the eldest son of William Short, Archdeacon of Cornwall, with Elizabeth Hodgkinson, and was born at Dawlish, Devon, where his father was then curate. After spending a year at Exeter grammar school Short was sent to Westminster School in 1803. He went with a studentship to Christ Church, Oxford, in 1809. He took a first class in classics and in mathematics in 1812, and in the following year was ordained deacon by the bishop of Oxford. He graduated B.A. 1813, M.A. 1815, B.D. 1824, D.D. 1837. He married Mary Conybeare in 1833. [1]

In 1814 Short became perpetual curate of Drayton, Oxfordshire, but he resigned this post to concentrate on a college tutorship. Circumstances, however, led him to become in 1816 the incumbent of Cowley, Oxfordshire; in 1823 of Stockleigh Pomeroy, Devon; and in 1826 of Kingsworthy, Hampshire. In 1821 he was Whitehall preacher. At Christ Church he became successively tutor and censor (1816–29), librarian (1823), catechist and Busby lecturer (1825), and in 1823 he served as proctor. He worked to improve the examination system at Oxford, but the changes he sought were not effected until after he had ceased to reside.

Though Short left Christ Church before the Oxford Movement really began, he was intimate with most of its leaders. Edward Pusey, a favourite pupil, acknowledged his influence, with affection and respect. Short examined John Henry Newman for his degree, and John Keble was among his close friends.

In 1829 Short went to reside at Kingsworthy, but in 1831 he accepted an offer from Lord Chancellor Brougham of the rectory of St George's, Bloomsbury. He married, in 1833, Mary (Davies), widow of John Conybeare. In 1837 he was appointed deputy clerk of the closet to Queen Victoria, and four years later bishop of Sodor and Man. During an episcopate of five years Short mainly resided in the diocese, visiting the parishes and promoting the education of candidates for holy orders. In 1846 he was translated, on Lord John Russell's recommendation, to the see of St. Asaph. Here he for many years gave half of his episcopal income towards the needs of the diocese. Short resigned the see in 1870.

On the 13 April 1872, Short died at the Gresford Vicarage. [2] All Saints Primary School, Gresford, was built in his memory. [3]

Works

In addition to tracts and single sermons, Short published:

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References

  1. Havard, William Thomas. "SHORT, THOMAS VOWLER (1790 - 1872), bishop of S. Asaph" . Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. "DEATH OF THE EX-BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH.|1872-04-19|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. "Opening of the new school Gresford, Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. 17 October 1874. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
Attribution

Wikisource-logo.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : "Short, Thomas Vowler". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Sodor and Man
1841–1846
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of St Asaph
1846–1870
Succeeded by