Samuel Hole

Samuel Reynolds Hole (5 December 1819[1] - 27 August 1904[2]) was an Anglican priest,[3] author[4] and horticulturalist[5] in the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th.[6][7]

Hole was born in Newark and educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.[8] He was ordained in 1844[9] and spent 43 years at his father’s parish of St. Andrew's Church, Caunton,[10] [11] firstly as curate and from 1850 as its vicar.[12] A prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral and an honorary chaplain to the Edward Benson, the then Archbishop of Canterbury,[13] he became Dean of Rochester in 1887.[14] Noted for his expertise with roses[15][16] and an inaugural recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Victoria Medal of Honour.

There is a memorial to Hole at Rochester Cathedral.[17][18]

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Robert Scott		 Dean of Rochester
1887–1904		 Succeeded by
Ernald Lane

References

  1. ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2000 London, A & C Black, 2000 ISBN 0713661259
  2. ^ "Death Of Dean Hole", The Times, 29 August 1904; pg. 8; Issue 37485; col A
  3. ^ ”The Deans”, Beeson,T.R: London, SCM, 2004 ISBN 0334029872
  4. ^ Amongst others he wrote Hints to Freshmen (1847); A Little Tour in Ireland (1858); A Book about Roses (1869); A Book about the Garden and the Gardener (1899); and Then and Now (1901): British Library website accessed 8 June 2008
  5. ^ The Rose King, Elias, G.A: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire County Council Leisure Services, 1994, ISBN 0900943564
  6. ^ "New Dean Of Rochester", The Times, 13 December 1887; pg. 9; Issue 32254; col E
  7. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  8. ^ "University Intelligence", The Times, 27 May 1844; p7; Issue 18620; col F
  9. ^ The Times, 25 September 1844; pg. 7; Issue 18725; col A, "Ordinations, Lincoln"
  10. ^ Genuki
  11. ^ Southwell Churches
  12. ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence, The Morning Post (London, England), 17 June 1850; pg. 2; Issue 23874. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
  13. ^ Religious Intelligence, The Royal Cornwall Gazette Falmouth Packet, Cornish Weekly News & General Advertiser
  14. ^ Church Intelligence, The Bury and Norwich Post and Suffolk Standard (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), 20 December 1887; pg. 3; Issue 5491, 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
  15. ^ A Book About Roes, The Morning Post, (London, England), 19 October 1869; pg. 3; Issue 29910, 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
  16. ^ RIRS
  17. ^ Monument details
  18. ^ Rochester Cathedral website
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