Lewis Radford
Lewis Bostock Radford (5 June 1869, Mansfield - 2 April 1937, London) was an Anglican bishop and author.[1][2]
Radford was the son of John Radford, a solicitor. He was educated in Mansfield and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1890 and MA in 1894.[3][4] He was ordained in 1892[5] and his first position was as a curate at Holy Trinity, Warrington.[6] He then held incumbencies at St Peter's Forncett[7] and then Holt, Norfolk. After moving to Australia, he was the warden of St. Paul's College, Sydney before being elected as Bishop of Goulburn on 18 May 1915. He was consecrated a bishop on 24 August 1915, installed on 31 August 1915 and served until his retirement on 31 December 1933. His last position was as the Rector of Kemerton. He died on 2 April 1937.[8] Radford College, a school in Canberra, is named after him.
Works
- Thomas Becket before his Consecration (1894)
- Epistle to Diognetus (1908)
- Cardinal Beaufort (1908)
- Three Teachers of Alexandria (1908)
- Ancient Heresies in Modern Dress (1913)
- Colossians and Philemon (1930)
References
- ↑ anglicanhistory
- ↑ ACT LibrariesJanus
- ↑ "Radford, Lewis Bostock (RDFT886LB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The Times, 6 November 1894, p6, "University Intelligence"
- ↑ The Times, 14 June 1892, p3, "Ordinations: Liverpool"
- ↑ Church website
- ↑ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900
- ↑ "Obituary: Bishop Radford", The Times, 6 April 1937, p16
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by Christopher Barlow |
Bishop of Goulburn 1915–1933 |
Succeeded by Ernest Burgmann |