Herbert Bury

The Rt. Rev. Herbert Bury

Herbert Bury was an Anglican bishop in the first decades of the 20th century.

Born in 1854, he was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford[1] and ordained in 1878.[2] After further incumbencies at Westminster St James, Newchurch in Rossendale and Hampstead he was appointed Bishop of Honduras in 1908, a post he held for three years. He was Bishop for Northern Europe from then until 1926. An eminent author,[3] he died on 15 January 1933.[4]

References

  1. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  3. ↑ Amongst others he wrote "A Bishop among Bananas", 1911; "Here and There in the War Area", 1916; "My Visit to Ruhleben", 1917; and "Experiences of a Travelling Bishop", 1930 > British Library website accessed 01:18 GMT Thursday 23 September 2010
  4. ↑ Bishop Bury (Obituaries) The Times Tuesday, 17 Jan 1933; pg. 14; Issue 46344; col B



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