Hugh Hordern
The Rt Rev. Hugh Maudslay Hordern was the sixth Bishop of Lewes. He was the great-grandson of the inventor Henry Maudslay and one of the founders of the Maudslay Society. [1]. He was born on 28 September 1868 and educated at Winchester [2]and Christ Church College, Oxford [3]. He married Edith Augusta Sandeman, daughter of John Glas Sandeman. He began his career with a Curacy at Warnham after which he was Rector of Singleton, West Sussex before wartime service as a Chaplain to the Forces. From here he was Vicar of St Nicholas, Brighton and then Archdeacon of Lewes before elevation to the Episcopate in 1929[4], serving eventually for seventeen years[5].. He died in post on 25 March 1949. His grandson Peter Hordern was Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 1964 to 1997.
Notes
- ^ Material within National Archive
- ^ thePeerage.com
- ^ Who’s Who London, A & C Black,1992 ISBN 0713635142
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Oct 03, 1929; pg. 14; Issue 45324; col C New Bishop Of Lewes Archdeacon Hordern Appointed
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Jul 18, 1946; pg. 6; Issue 50506; col G Ecclesiastical News- Bishop of Lewes to retire
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Horndern, Hugh Maudslay |
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