Hubert Burge
Hubert Murray Burge KCVO (9 August 1862 – 11 June 1925) was an Anglican priest, headmaster of Winchester College, Bishop of Southwark and Bishop of Oxford.[1]
Life
Burge was born on in 1862[2] and educated at Bedford School, Marlborough[3] and University College, Oxford.[4] His first post after graduation was as a Schoolmaster at Wellington College after which he was Fellow and Dean of his old college. He received a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) in March 1902, and at the same time received a Doctorate of Divinity (DD).[5]
He was Headmaster of Repton from 1900 to 1901 and then of Winchester from 1901 to 1911,[6] before his elevation to the Episcopate as Bishop of Southwark in 1911.[7] Translated to Oxford in 1919[8] and appointed Clerk of the Closet, he was later also a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Chancellor of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
He was a keen cricketer.[9]
Burge was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1925 Birthday Honours, days before he died in office on 11 June 1925.[10]
Notes
- ↑ Bishops of Oxford
- ↑ "Reverend Hubert Murray Burge", The Peerage, 4 September 2011
- ↑ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ University Intelligence. Oxford The Times Friday, Oct 22, 1886; pg. 5; Issue 31897; col C
- ↑ "University intelligence". The Times (36723). London. 24 March 1902. p. 7.
- ↑ List of Headmasters
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, Jul 19, 1919; pg. 12; Issue 42156; col C The Times, Saturday, Jul 19, 1919; pg. 12; Issue 42156; col CEcclesiastical intelligence
- ↑ "The Wisden Book of Cricketers’ Lives" Green,B: London Queen Anne’s Press ISBN 0-356-10640-3
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Jun 11, 1925; pg. 16; Issue 43985; col B The Bishop Of Oxford. Wisdom And Sympathy
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward Talbot |
Bishop of Southwark 1911–1919 |
Succeeded by Cyril Garbett |
| Preceded by Charles Gore |
Bishop of Oxford 1919–1925 |
Succeeded by Thomas Strong |
| Preceded by William Boyd Carpenter |
Clerk of the Closet 1919–1925 | |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by William Furneaux |
Headmaster of Repton School 1900–1901 |
Succeeded by Lionel Ford |
| Preceded by William Fearon |
Headmaster of Winchester College 1901–1911 |
Succeeded by Montague Rendall |