Charles Silvester Horne
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Charles Silvester Horne was a famous late 19th century and early 20th century Congregationalist who additionally served as Liberal M.P. for Ipswich.[1]. He was also the father of the humorous broadcaster, Kenneth Horne [2]
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[edit] Childhood
He was born in Cuckfield, Sussex on the 15th of April 1865, the youngest child of a newspaper editor and educated at Newport Grammar School.
[edit] Early adult years
He graduated MA from Glasgow University in 1866 and subsequently studied Theology at Mansfield College, Oxford before beginning his working life as Minister of Kensington Chapel. During this period he married Katharine, the eldest daughter of Lord Cozens Hardy, Master of the Rolls from 1907 until 1918.
[edit] Fame grows
His fame as a preacher and author grew after he took over the Whitefield's Church, Tottenham Court Road, writing hymns which are still sung today [3]. From 1910 until his death he had a national platform for his views as an MP. In 1914, returning from New York, he was taken ill suddenly and died. Tributes poured in[4]. His wife[5] and children[6] were to outlive him by over half a century, his youngest daughter living until 1984[7].One of his grandchildren,Archibald Ronald McDonald Gordon was Bishop of Portsmouth from 1975 to 1984.
[edit] Bibliography
1)Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ISBN 1010374569 Clyde Binfield, ‘Horne, (Charles) Silvester (1865–1914)’, rev., first published Sept 2004, 720 words Source of article
2)The life of Charles Silvester Horne, M.A., M.P. ([1920]) Author: Selbie, W. B. University of California Libraries Details of Biography
3)The romance of preaching / Author: Horne, Charles Silvester, Publisher: New York : Fleming H. Revell Company, London James Clarke & Co Volumes of Sermons held in Iowa Libraries
4).A Modern Heretic, novel- Horne, C.S British Library Cataloguing
5) Life of David Livingstone-Horne, C.S List of Livingstone Biographies
[edit] References
- ^ The Times, Monday, May 04, 1914; pg. 8; Issue 40514; col E Obituary
- ^ Father of Kenneth Horne
- ^ Words of his most famous hymn
- ^ The Times, Friday, May 15, 1914; pg. 6; Issue 40524; col E Memorial service attended by David Lloyd George
- ^ The Times, Monday, Jul 07, 1958; pg. 13; Issue 54196; col C Death of Lady Horne
- ^ The Times, Saturday, Apr 25, 1959; pg. 8; Issue 54444; col D Lady Gordon dies
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Jun 07, 1984; pg. 30; Issue 61851; col A Last child Joan dies
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Preceded by Felix Thornley Cobbold |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1910–1914 |
Succeeded by Francis John Childs Ganzoni |