Bishop H.H. Williams by Reginald Grenville Eves.

Henry Herbert Williams CH (19 December 1872 – 29 September 1961) was an English clergyman who served as Bishop of Carlisle.

Williams was the elder son of Rev. John Williams, Vicar of Poppleton.[1] He was educated at St Peter's School, York and The Queen's College, Oxford. He began his ministry in 1900 as a tutor and lecturer in philosophy at Hertford College, Oxford[2] and in 1913 he became Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[3] From 1920 to 1941 he was Bishop of Carlisle.[4][5] He died on 29 September 1961.[6]

References

  1. ^ Who was Who 1897-1990. London: A & C Black. 1991. ISBN 0-7136-3457-X.
  2. ^ "St Giles, Oxford". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  3. ^ St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. Institution Of The New Principal The Times Tuesday, 30 September 1913; p. 10; Issue 40330; col E
  4. ^ Bishops of Carlisle
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  6. ^ Obituary Rt. Rev. H. H. Williams Former Bishop Of Carlisle The Times Saturday, 30 September 1961; p. 10; Issue 55200; col E

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