George Snow (bishop)
George D'Oyly Snow (1903–1977) was a British
Education and career
Snow was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford.[2]
Snow became an assistant master at
Snow was a prolific author: amongst others he wrote A Guide to Prayer (1932), A School Service Book (1936), Into His Presence (1946), The Public School in the New Age (1959), and Forth in His Name (1964).
Personal life
He was the son of First World War General Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow. In 1942 he married Joan Way, a pianist who had studied at the Royal College of Music and they had three sons including the Channel 4 newscaster Jon Snow.[5] George Snow was the uncle of television presenter Peter Snow, father of television presenter Dan Snow.
A tall man,[6] Snow was estimated by his son Jon to have stood at 6 foot 7 inches.[5]
Notes
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 19 October 1961; p. 14; Issue 55216; col D Ecclesiastical News Consecration Of Two Bishops At York
- ^ The Right Rev George Snow Former Suffragan Bishop of Whitby (Obituaries) The Times Monday, 21 November 1977; p. 17; Issue 60166; col F
- ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ ISBN 0-00-717185-4.
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 3 April 1969; p. VI; Issue 57526; col A Fun for a 6ft. bishop