George Wilkinson (bishop)
Bishop Wilkinson as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, December 1885
George Howard Wilkinson, DD (1 May 1833 – 1 December 1907) was Bishop of Truro 1883-1891 and then of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane 1893-1907.[1] He was Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1904 until his death.
Life
Wilkinson was born on 1 May 1833 and educated at Durham School and Oriel College, Oxford.[2] He embarked on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Kensington after which he held incumbencies at Seaham Harbour, Auckland, Soho and Eaton Square, a parish in a wealthy part of London,[3] before elevation to the Episcopate in 1883.[4]
The founder of the Community of the Epiphany (1883),[5] he died on 1 December 1907.[6]
Family
Wilkinson married, on 14 July 1857, Caroline Charlotte Des Vœux, daughter of lieutenant-colonel Benfield Des Vœux, fourth son of Sir Charles Des Vœux, 1st Baronet; she died on 6 September 1877. They had three sons and five daughters,[7] including Reverend G. G. Wilkinson, and eldest daughter Constance Charlotte Mary Wilkinson, who married in 1902 Reverend Arthur Edward Davies, Chaplain to her father.[8]
Notes
- ↑ "New Bishop of St Andrews" The Times, Friday, Apr 28, 1893; p. 8; Issue 33937; col D
- ↑ Who was Who 1897–1990. London: A. & C. Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ↑ "Consecration of the Bishop of Truro", The Times Wednesday, May 16, 1883; p. 6; Issue 30821; col F
- ↑ Article by Richard Savill “Last surviving nun of 127 year old order” (p.7) Daily Telegraph Tuesday 4 November 2008
- ↑ "Death of the Bishop of St. Andrews". The Times Thursday, Dec 12, 1907; p. 4; Issue 38514; col C
- ↑
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Buckland, Augustus Robert (1912). "Wilkinson, George Howard". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement. London: Smith, Elder & Co. - ↑ "Marriages". The Times (36808). London. 1 July 1902. p. 1.
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward White Benson |
Bishop of Truro 1883 –1891 |
Succeeded by John Gott |
| Preceded by Charles Wordsworth |
Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane 1893–1907 |
Succeeded by Charles Edward Plumb |
| Preceded by James Butler Knill Kelly |
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1904–1907 |
Succeeded by Walter John Forbes Robberds |