Eyre Chatterton
Eyre Chatterton | |
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| Bishop of Nagpur | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1863 |
| Died | 8 December 1950 (aged 87) |
Eyre Chatterton (22 July 1863 – 8 December 1950) was an eminent Anglican author who served as a bishop in India from 1903 to 1926. He was also an amateur tennis player.
Life
[edit | edit source]He was born in Monkstown, County Cork on 22 July 1863 and educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Trinity College, Dublin.[2] He was ordained by Bishop Lightfoot in 1887,[3] and began his career with a curacy at Holy Trinity, Stockton-on-Tees. He was head of the Dublin University Mission to Chhöta Nagpur from 1891 to 1900 when he returned briefly to England to be curate of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey.[4] In 1902 it was announced he would become the inaugural bishop of Nagpur,[5][6][7] a post he held for 23 years. He died on 8 December 1950.[8] Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal'). Chatterton competed on the amateur tennis tour during the 1880s.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) in December 1901.[9]
In 1926 he was appointed an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Canterbury.[10]
Works
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- With the Troops in Mesopotamia, 1916
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Notes
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- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
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- ^ Obituary Bishop Eyre Chatterton The Times Monday, 11 December 1950; pg. 4; Issue 51871; col E
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