Henry Charles Robins

The Very Rev Henry Charles Robins^[1] was the Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1943^[2] until his retirement in 1953.^[3]
Born in Beccles on 2 February 1882 and educated at Winchester ^[4] and New College, Oxford, he was ordained into the priesthood in 1908. His first post was as a Curate at St John’s, Gosport after which he was an Assistant Chaplain in Khartoum then Vicar of Fleet.^[5] From 1922 to 1943 he held incumbencies at Chafford, Barking and Portsmouth before his elevation to the Deanery. An Honorary Chaplain to the King, he died on 31 July 1960;^[6] and his wife Dorothy 9 years later.^[7]

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Preceded by Edward Lowry Henderson	Dean of Salisbury 1943 –1952	Succeeded by Robert Hamilton Moberly

References

^ NPG details
^ New Dean Of Salisbury The Times Friday, Jul 30, 1943; pg. 2; Issue 49611; col D
^ British History On-line
^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
^ Obituary Very Rev. H. C. Robins Dean Emeritus Of Salisbury The Times Wednesday, Aug 03, 1960; pg. 10; Issue 54840; col E
^ Memorial at Salisbury cathedral

Deans of Salisbury

12th century	Walter • Osbert • Robert • Serlo • Roger • Azo • Robert of Chichester • Henry de Beaumont • John of Oxford • Jordan • Eustace, Dean of Salisbury • Richard Poore

13th century	Adam • William de Wanda • Robert de Hertford • Robert Wickhampton • The Very Revd. Walter Scammel • The Very Revd. Henry Brandeston • *Simon de Micham • Peter of Savoy

14th century	William Rufati • Reymund de Fargis • Bertrand de Fargis • Reynold Orsini • James Orsini • Robert Braybrooke • Thomas Montagu

15th century	John Chandler • Simon Sydenham • Thomas Browne • Nicholas Bildeston • Adam Moleyns • Richard Leyot • Gilbert Kymer • James Goldwell • John Davison • Edward Cheyne

16th century	Thomas Ruthall • William Atwater • John Longland • *Cuthbert Tunstall • Richard Pace • Peter Vannes • William Bradbridge • Thomas Cole • Edmund Freake • John Piers • John Bridges

17th century	John Gordon • John Williams • John Bowle • Edmund Mason • Richard Bayley • Ralph Brideoke • Thomas Pierce • Robert Woodward

18th century	Edward Young • John Younger • John Clark • Thomas Greene (dean) • Rowney Noel • John Ekins

19th century	Charles Talbot • Hugh Nicholas Pearson • Francis Lear • Henry Parr Hamilton • George David Boyle

20th century	Allan Becher Webb • William Page Roberts • Andrew Ewbank Burn • John Hugh Granville Randolph • Edward Lowry Henderson • Henry Charles Robins • Robert Hamilton Moberly • Kenneth William Haworth • William Fenton Morley • Sydney Hall Evans • Hugh Geoffrey Dickinson • The Very Revd. Derek Watson

21st century	June Osborne

Office holders in the Diocese of Salisbury

The Bishop of Salisbury • The Bishop of Ramsbury • The Bishop of Sherborne • The Dean of Salisbury • The Archdeacon of Sherborne The Archdeacon of Dorset The Archdeacon of Wiltshire The Archdeacon of Sarum

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Name	Robins, Henry Charles
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Date of birth	1882
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Date of death	1960
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