Richard Blunt (bishop)
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Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt, known as Frederick,[1] was the first Anglican Bishop of Hull in the modern era; and served from 1891 until his death in 1910.
Life
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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 elevated 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 (1833-1910) was grandfather of Anthony Blunt (1907-1983).[1]
Notes
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- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Church web site
- ↑ Area details Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Times, Friday, 20 March 1891; p. 5; Issue 33277; col E The Ven. Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt
| Church of England titles | ||
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Title last held by
Robert Sylvester |
Bishop of Hull 1891–1910 |
Succeeded by John Augustine Kempthorne |
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