Edgar Charles Sumner Gibson
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Edgar Charles Sumner Gibson(1848-1924)was the 31st Bishop of Gloucester [1]. He was born into a clerical family [2] and educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Oxford [3]. Ordained in 1872 his first post was as Chaplain at Wells Theological College, rising to Vice Principal in 1875. His next post was as Principal of ” Leeds Clergy School” and he later became the Rural Dean of the the area. In 1905 he was elevated to the Episcopate where he remained until his death 19 years later. A prolific author [4] his Times obituary noted
”He was an administrator and organizer of remarkable grasp and distinction[5]”
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| Preceded by Charles John Ellicott |
Bishop of Gloucester 1905 – 1924 |
Succeeded by Arthur Cayley Headlam |
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Times, Friday, Jun 02, 1905; pg. 4; Issue 37723; col D Consecration Of Bishop of Gloucester
- ^ His father was a clergyman and his son Theodore Sumner Gibson was a long serving Bishop in two South African Dioceses
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ His works included "Northumbrian Saints" (1884), "Self-discipline" (1894), "Commentary on the Book of Job" (1898)"The Old Testament in The New" (1904)
- ^ The Times, Monday, Mar 10, 1924; pg. 18; Issue 43596; col B Bishop Gibson. Scholar And Organizer Obituary
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