Edward Shaw (bishop)
Edward Shaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assistant Bishop of Oxford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Edward Domett Shaw 5 October 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 November 1937 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-handed fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricnfo, 12 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Domett ShawAssistant Bishop of Oxford until 1935.
Biography
Shaw was educated at
Forest School, Walthamstow; and Oriel College, Oxford.[3] As a young man he played first-class cricket, both for his university and Middlesex.[4]
In 1887 he was appointed
residentiary canon of Christ Church. He retired in ill-health in September 1936;[10] following his death in 1937 The Times commented in its obituary that
although his churchmanship was very definite his kind nature ensured he could always see the good in other people’s natures.[11]
Family
Shaw married, in 1891, Agnes Gilbey, with whom he had ten children. Their son,
Robert, played first-class cricket and became a Captain in the Royal Navy
, serving in the Second World War.
References
- ^ NPG details
- ^ St John's School, Leatherhead, School Register, 1852-1904. Published April 1904, p.38 and p.63
- ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Cricketing career
- ^ Three of whom died in the First World War The Times, 6 November 1937; pg. 17; Issue 47835; col B Bishop E. D. Shaw Former Bishop Of Buckingham
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 202.
- ^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36661. London. 10 January 1902. p. 5.
- ^ The Times, 29 November 1913; pg. 14; Issue 40382; col C Ecclesiastical Intelligence. The New Bishop Suffragan Of Buckingham
- ^ Role in the upgrading of St Hugh’s College[permanent dead link]
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ The Times Obituary (ibid)
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