George Spencer (bishop)

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Bishop of Madras
In office
1837–1849
Preceded byDaniel Corrie
Succeeded byThomas Dealtry
Personal details
Born
George John Trevor Spencer

(1799-12-11)11 December 1799
Died16 July 1866(1866-07-16) (aged 66)
Spouse
Harriet Theodora Hobhouse
(m. 1823)
RelationsAubrey Spencer (brother)
Children5
Parent(s)William Robert Spencer
Countess Susan Jenison-Walworth

George John Trevor Spencer (11 December 1799 – 16 July 1866) was an

Anglican bishop in the 19th century and a member of the Spencer family
.

Early life

Spencer was born on 11 December 1799. He was the son of

His paternal grandparents were

King of Württemberg. Among his cousins were the Bavarian diplomat, Count Franz Oliver von Jenison-Walworth.[2]

He was educated at University College, Oxford, receiving a B.A. in 1822 and an honorary D.D. in 1847.[3]

Career

In 1823 Spencer was made deacon by the

Bishop of Madras in 1837. The post came through the influence of John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton, his brother-in-law.[5]

Resigning his

assistant Bishop of Bath and Wells (4 October 1852 – 10 May 1853) and commissary during Bagot's illness;[6] and then Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral[7] from 1860.[4] His last post was as Rector of Walton on the Wolds, Leicestershire.[8]

Personal life

In 1823, Spencer married Harriet Theodora Hobhouse (1798–1885), daughter of

Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, 1st Baronet and, his second wife, the former Amelia Parry (a daughter of Rev. Joshua Parry). Among her siblings was Joanna Hobhouse who married Rev. Frederick Adrian Scrope Fane (a son of John Fane, MP) They had two sons and three daughters, including:[5]

Spencer died on 16 July 1866.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 2, pps. 1867-1868.
  2. . Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ The Times, Thursday, 17 June 1847; page 6; Issue 19578; col F "University Intelligence. Oxford, 16 June"
  4. ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory appendix, 1861. (p. 38)
  5. ^ required.)
  6. . Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. ^ "The New Chancellor of St. Paul's Cathedral"; The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, 20 November 1860; p. 5; Issue 27122.
  8. ^ Derby Mercury (Derby, England), Wednesday, 26 June 1861; Issue 6744
  9. ^ Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1898. p. 978. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  10. ^ Penny, Frank (1922). The Church in Madras : being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras From 1835 to 1861: Volume III. London: John Murray. p. 210. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Madras

1837–1849
Succeeded by