Henry Gamble

Henry Reginald Gamble (6 November 1859^[2] – 9 August 1931) was an Anglican priest^[3] and author.^[4] He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1918^[5] to 1931.^[6]

Gamble was educated at Oriel College, Oxford ^[7] and ordained in 1885. He held curacies at All Saints, Molton, Devon^[8] St Mark's, Hamilton Terrace^[9] and St Andrew's, Wells Street.^[10] From 1895^[11] to ^[12] 1902 he was Vicar of St Botolph's Aldersgate^[13] and then Rector of Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, with St Jude's, Sloane Court.^[14] An Honorary Chaplain to the King and Select Preacher at Lincoln's Inn,^[15] he was a Canon of Westminster and Rector of St John the Evangelist^[16] until his appointment to the Deanery. He died in post.^[17]

In 1906 he was elected to Chelsea Borough Council as a Municipal Reform Party councillor representing Royal Hospital Ward.^[18] He served as Mayor of Chelsea in 1908–09, and was re-elected to the council for a second three-year term in 1909.^{[19] [20]}

(All the above places and streets except for Molton and Exeter are in London.)

References

Diocese of Exeter Exeter Cathedral The Palace, Exeter The Old Deanery, Exeter Office holders The Bishop of Exeter, Robert Atwell The Bishop suffragan of Plymouth, Nick McKinnel The Bishop suffragan of Crediton, Sarah Mullally AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Exeter, Jonathan Draper The Archdeacon of Plymouth, Ian Chandler The Archdeacon of Exeter, Christopher Futcher The Archdeacon of Barnstaple, Mark Butchers The Archdeacon of Totnes, Douglas Dettmer Selected deaneries Deanery of Barnstaple Deanery of Cadbury Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) Deanery of Hartland Historic offices Archdeacon of Cornwall (11th century – 1876; became the Diocese of Truro)