Eric Hamilton (bishop)

This article is about the bishop. For the American football coach, see Eric Hamilton.

Eric Knightley Chetwode Hamilton KCVO^[1] (1890-21 May 1962) was an Anglican bishop during the mid part of the 20th century.^[2]

He was born in 1890 and educated at Bradfield School and University College, Oxford.^[3]

Ordained in 1914 he was later Priest in charge at St John's, Knightsbridge, Vicar of St. Nicholas Church, Chiswick and then of St Paul’s, Knightsbridge^[4] before being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Shrewsbury in 1940.^[5] Four years later he was appointed Dean of Windsor.^[6] A man committed to the worldwide church^[7] who “took the very greatest and most conscientious of pains”,^[8] he died on 21 May 1962.^[2]

References

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1 2 Time Magazine
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ Church web site
↑ Bishop Suffragan Of Shrewsbury Consecration At The Abbey The Times Friday, Jan 26, 1940; pg. 5; Issue 48523; col D
↑ Ecclesiastical News Bishop Of Shrewsbury To Be Dean Of Windsor The Times Monday, Jun 12, 1944; pg. 6; Issue 49880; col C
↑ National Archives Details
↑ The Times, Tuesday, May 22, 1962; pg. 17; Issue 55397; col A Bishop Eric Hamilton Dean Of Windsor

Church of England titles
Vacant Title last held by Lovelace Stamer	Bishop of Shrewsbury 1940 – 1944	Succeeded by Robert Leighton Hodson
Preceded by Albert Victor Baillie	Dean of Windsor 1945 – 1962	Succeeded by Robert Wylmer Woods

Anglican Bishops of Shrewsbury

Eric Hamilton Robert Hodson William Parker Francis Cocks Leslie Lloyd Rees John Davies (became first area bishop)

Area bishops	John Davies David Hallatt Alan Smith Mark Rylands

Deans of Windsor

Late Medieval	William Mugge Walter Almaly Thomas Butler Richard Kingston John Arundel Thomas Manning John Faux William Morland William Dudley Peter Courtenay Richard Beauchamp Thomas Danett William Bealey John Morgan Christopher Urswick

Early modern	Christopher Bainbridge Thomas Hobbs Nicholas West John Vesey John Clerk Richard Sampson William Franklyn Owen Oglethorpe Hugh Weston John Boxall George Carew William Day Robert Bennet Giles Thomson Anthony Maxey Marco Antonio de Dominis Henry Beaumont Matthew Wren Christopher Wren Edward Hyde Bruno Ryves John Durell Francis Turner Gregory Hascard Thomas Manningham John Robinson The Lord Willoughby de Broke Peniston Booth The Hon Frederick Keppel The Hon John Harley John Douglas The Hon James Cornwallis Charles Manners-Sutton

Late modern	Edward Legge Henry Hobart George Neville-Grenville Gerald Wellesley George Connor Randall Davidson Philip Eliot Albert Baillie Eric Hamilton Robin Woods Launcelot Fleming Michael Mann Patrick Mitchell David Conner

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