Nathaniel Newnham Davis
In this name, the family name is Newnham Davis, not Davis.
For the lieutenant-colonel, see Nathaniel Newnham-Davis.
The Rt Rev Nathaniel William Newnham Davis (17 July 1903 – 28 July 1966) was a Colonial Anglican Bishop[1] in the mid 20th century.
He was born on 17 July 1903 and educated at Harrow and Merton College, Oxford.[2][3] After a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon he was ordained in 1927 and began his career as a Curate of Church of Holy Spirit, Beeston Hill. From 1931 he was Rector of St Anne, Sandy Point in St Kitts [3][4] and then the island’s Archdeacon. He was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Antigua in 1944 and resigned in 1952.[3] He was an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Coventry from then until 1959 and then Warden of the United Westminster Almshouses[3] until his death on 28 July 1966.[5]
Notes
- ↑ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- 1 2 3 4 Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 143.
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ↑ Obituary Rt. Rev. N. W. Newnham Davis The Times Monday, Aug 1, 1966; pg. 12; Issue 56698; col G
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by George Hand |
Bishop of Antigua 1944 – 1952 |
Succeeded by Donald Rowland Knowles |
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