Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet

Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet (22 May 1851 – 2 December 1925)[1] was a British Anglican bishop who served in the Church of England in the early 20th century.

Photograph by N.S. Kay, c. 1890–1910

Early life

Edwyn Hoskyns was born at Aston Tirrold (where his father was Rector), fourth son of John Leigh Hoskyns (9th Baronet) and Emma (daughter of John Peyton KCH). He was educated at Lancing College, Haileybury and Imperial Service College,[2] and then Jesus College, Cambridge.[3] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son, theologian Edwyn Clement Hoskyns (1884–1937).

Career

He was ordained priest in the Church of England in 1875 and was assistant curate at Welwyn in Hertfordshire 1875–1879 and Quebec Chapel, London 1879–1881 to Canon F. J. Holland.

Rt Rev Edwyn Hoskyns, Bishop of Southwell

He was Vicar of St Clement, Notting Hill from 1880 to 1886, Rector of St Dunstan's, Stepney from 1886 to 1895, Vicar of Bolton Parish Church from 1895 to 1901, and an Honorary Canon of Manchester Cathedral. In September 1901 he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Burnley,[4] and he was consecrated as bishop in York Minster on 18 October 1901.[5] He was appointed Bishop of Southwell in 1904, was offered but turned down the position of Archbishop of Cape Town in 1908, and remained Bishop of Southwell until his death in 1925.

He received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) from Jesus College, Cambridge, in December 1901.[6]

Hoskyns was an Acting Chaplain to the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment until he resigned as such in May 1902.[7]

Arms
Coat of arms of Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet
Crest
Out of a ducal coronet a lion’s head erased Or with flames of fire out of his mouth Proper crowned Or.
Escutcheon
Per pale Gules and Azure a chevron between three lions rampant Or.
Motto
Vincula Da Linguae Vel Tibi Lingua Dabit (Bind The Tongue Or The Tongue Will Thee) [8]

Notes
  1. The Times, 3 December 1925
  2. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. "Hoskyns, Edwyn (HSKS870E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6292.
  5. "Ecclesiastical intelligence - Consecration of Bishops". The Times (36590). London. 19 October 1901. p. 11.
  6. "University intelligence". The Times (36632). London. 7 December 1901. p. 11.
  7. "No. 27431". The London Gazette. 6 May 1902. p. 3019.
  8. Debrett's Peerage. 1878.

Bibliography
  • Richard E. Parsons, Sir Edwyn Hoskyns as a Biblical Theologian (1985), C, Hurst & Co. ISBN 1850650179
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Inaugural appointment		 Bishop of Burnley
1901–1904		 Succeeded by
Alfred Pearson
Preceded by
George Ridding		 Bishop of Southwell
1904–1925		 Succeeded by
Bernard Heywood
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Leigh Hoskyns		 Baronet
1923–1925		 Succeeded by
Edwyn Hoskyns

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