Arthur Hamilton Baynes

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Arthur Hamilton Baynes (born 23 March 1854, Lewisham, Kent; died 30 June 1942) was a British priest and Bishop of Natal from 1893 to 1901.

He was the son of Joseph Ash Baynes and Mary Elizabeth Beard, and following ordination in 1882, was Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, E.W. Benson, from 1888 to 1892.

In addition to being Bishop of Natal, Hamilton Baynes was also Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham (1900-13), Assistant Bishop of Birmingham (1913-37) and Provost of Birmingham Cathedral (1931-37).

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  • Whitaker's Almanack, various editions, Joseph Whitaker & Sons
Religious Posts
Preceded by
unknown
Bishop of Natal
1893–1900/01
Succeeded by
Frederick Samuel Baines
Preceded by
John Gray Richardson
Vicar of St.Mary's Church, Nottingham
1900/01–1913
Succeeded by
Thomas Field
Preceded by
new post
Provost of Birmingham Cathedral
1931–1937
Succeeded by
J. Harold Richards