George Wilkinson (bishop)

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George Howard Wilkinson (1 May 1833 – 11 December 1907) was Bishop of Truro 1883-1891 and then of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane 1893–1907.[1] He was Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1904,[2] until his death.

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Bishop Wilkinson as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, December 1885
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Life

Wilkinson was born on 1 May 1833 and educated at Durham School and Oriel College, Oxford.[3] He embarked on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Kensington after which he held incumbencies at Seaham Harbour, Auckland, Soho and Eaton Square, a parish in a wealthy part of London,[4] before elevation to the episcopate in 1883.[5][6]

The founder of the Community of the Epiphany (1883),[7] he died on 11 December 1907.[8]

Family

Wilkinson married, on 14 July 1857, Caroline Charlotte Des Vœux, daughter of lieutenant-colonel Benfield Des Vœux, fourth son of Sir Charles Des Vœux, 1st Baronet; she died on 6 September 1877. They had three sons and five daughters,[9] including Reverend G. G. Wilkinson, and eldest daughter Constance Charlotte Mary Wilkinson, who married in 1902 Reverend Arthur Edward Davies, Chaplain to her father.[10]

Notes

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  1. ↑ "New Bishop of St Andrews" The Times, Friday, 28 April 1893; p. 8; Issue 33937; col D
  2. ↑ Dundee Courier, Friday 1 July 1904 p9: "New Primus for Scotland, elevation of Bishop Wilkinson - the distinguished prelate's career"
  3. ↑ Who was Who 1897–1990. London: A. & C. Black, 1991 Template:ISBN
  4. ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  5. ↑ "Consecration of the Bishop of Truro", The Times Wednesday, 16 May 1883; p. 6; Issue 30821; col F
  6. ↑ Aberdeen Press and Journal, Thursday 12 December 1907 p4: "Sudden death of the Primus" Obituary
  7. ↑ Article by Richard Savill "Last surviving nun of 127 year old order" (p.7) Daily Telegraph Tuesday 4 November 2008
  8. ↑ "Death of the Bishop of St. Andrews". The Times Thursday, 12 December 1907; p. 4; Issue 38514; col C
  9. ↑ Template:DNB12
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Religious titles
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Bishop of Truro
1883 –1891 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
1904–1907 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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