Francis Paget

For the English clergyman and author (1806-1882), see Francis Edward Paget.

The Right Reverend

Francis Paget
Bishop of Oxford
ChurchChurch of England
Elected1901
Term ended1911
PredecessorWilliam Stubbs
SuccessorCharles Gore
Personal details
Born(1851-03-20)20 March 1851
Gloucester, Great Britain
Died1 August 1911(1911-08-01) (aged 60)
DenominationAnglican
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Francis Paget (20 March 1851 – 2 August 1911) was an English theologian, author and the 33rd Bishop of Oxford.

Life

He was the second son of the noted surgeon James,[1] and brother of Luke (sometime Bishop of Stepney and of Chester).

"The House"
Paget as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, November 1894

He was educated at St Marylebone Grammar School, then at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford.[2] Ordained priest he became preacher at Whitehall in 1882 and Vicar of Bromsgrove in 1885. An eminent scholar,[3] he was subsequently Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford and Dean at his old college.

After the death of William Stubbs in April 1901, Paget was recommended to succeed him as Bishop of Oxford.[4] He was elected bishop the following month, and consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in St Paul's Cathedral 29 June 1901.[5] A couple of days later he was received by Edward VII and invested as Chancellor of the Order of the Garter,[6] an office held by the Bishop of Oxford between 1837 and 1937.

Paget served as bishop until his death in 1911.[7]

Paget's son Bernard was a General in the Army, and another son, Edward, was the first Anglican Archbishop of Central Africa. His daughter Edith married the priest and hymnwriter John Macleod Campbell Crum.

Selected works

References

  1. ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897–1990, London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ^ His works include The Redemption of War (1900), The Spirit of Discipline (1903) and Everlasting Punishment (1906), British Library catalogue accessed 16:59 21 August 2008
  4. ^ "No. 27318". The London Gazette. 28 May 1901. p. 3634.
  5. ^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence - The Bishop of Oxford". The Times. No. 36495. London. 1 July 1901. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36496. London. 2 July 1901. p. 5.
  7. ^ Death of the Bishop of Oxford, The Times, Thursday, August 03, 1911; pg. 8; Issue 39654; col E

Further reading

  • Paget, Stephen & Crum, J. M. C. (1913) Francis Paget. London: Macmillan
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Oxford
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