Hamilton Baynes

Arthur Hamilton Baynes (23 March 1854, Lewisham, Kent – 30 June 1942) was a Church of England 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).

References

Whitaker's Almanack, various editions, Joseph Whitaker & Sons

Religious titles
Preceded by John William Colenso	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

Provosts and Deans of Birmingham

Provosts	Hamilton Baynes • Harold Richards • Michael Clarke • George Sinker • Basil Moss • Peter Berry • Gordon Mursell (became Dean)

Deans	Gordon Mursell • Robert Wilkes

Office holders in the Diocese of Birmingham

The Bishop of Birmingham • The Bishop of Aston • The Dean of Birmingham Cathedral • The Archdeacon of Birmingham The Archdeacon of Aston

External links

Documents by Arthur Hamilton Baynes from Project Canterbury

Persondata
Name	Baynes, Hamilton
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	23 March 1854
Place of birth
Date of death	30 June 1942
Place of death