George Snow

This article is about the schoolmaster and bishop. For Canadian politician, see George A. Snow.

George D’Oyly Snow (1903 1977) was a career schoolmaster who later served for a decade as the fifth Bishop of Whitby.[1]

Education

Snow was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford.[2]

Life and career

Snow became an assistant master at Eton College (towards the end of which time he was ordained).[3] After Eton he became Chaplain of Charterhouse School, and then Headmaster of Ardingly College (19471961). He was appointed Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral in 1959[4] before elevation to the Episcopate two years later. A tall man [5]estimated by his son Jon to have stood at 6 foot 7 inches[6] and a prolific author[7] he continued in retirement to chair The National Society. He was the son of First World War General Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow. In 1942 he married Joan Way, a pianist who had studied at the Royal College of Music and they had three sons including the Channel 4 newscaster Jon Snow.[6] George Snow was also the uncle of television presenter Peter Snow, and great-uncle of television presenter Dan Snow.

Notes

  1. The Times, Thursday, 19 October 1961; p. 14; Issue 55216; col D Ecclesiastical News Consecration Of Two Bishops At York
  2. The Right Rev George Snow Former Suffragan Bishop of Whitby (Obituaries) The Times Monday, 21 November 1977; p. 17; Issue 60166; col F
  3. Crockford's clerical directory, (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  4. ”Who was Who 18971990” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  5. The Times, Thursday, 3 April 1969; p. VI; Issue 57526; col A Fun for a 6ft. bishop
  6. 1 2 Snow, Jon (3 May 2005). Shooting History. London: Harper Perennial. p. 352. ISBN 0-00-717185-4.
  7. Amongst others he wrote "A Guide to Prayer" (1932) , "A School Service Book" (1936), "Into His Presence" (1946) "The Public School in the New Age" (1959) and "Forth in His Name" (1964) Who’s Who (Ibid)
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Philip William Wheeldon
Bishop of Whitby
1961 1971
Succeeded by
John Yates


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