George Huntingford

George Isaac Huntingford (1748–1832) was successively of Bishop of Gloucester and Bishop of Hereford.


George Huntingford

Bishop of Hereford
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Hereford
In office1815–1832
PredecessorJohn Luxmoore
SuccessorEdward Grey
Other postsBishop of Gloucester (1802–1815)
Personal details
Born(1748-09-09)9 September 1748
Winchester
Died29 April 1832(1832-04-29) (aged 83)
Winchester College
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
EducationWinchester College
Alma materNew College, Oxford

Life

Huntingford was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, where he became a Fellow in 1770, graduating M.A., 1776 and D.D. in 1793. He was then curate of Compton, south of Winchester, before becoming a master of his old school, of which he was warden from 1780 until his death. During this time there was considerable disorder in the school, including two rebellions.

In 1789 he was elected Warden of Winchester College.[1]

Through his friendship with Henry Addington, who he had taught at Winchester, Huntingford became Bishop of Gloucester, 1802–1815, and of Hereford, 1815–32, but continued to live in the comfortable Warden's lodgings at the school.

He compiled an account of his friend Henry Addington's administration, 1802; published also Short Introduction to Writing of Greek (frequently reissued), original Latin and Greek verse, and pamphlets.

From 1789 until 1825 he was vicar of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Milborne Port.[2]

References

  1. Kirby, Thomas Frederick (1888). Winchester scholars. A list of the wardens, fellows, and scholars of Saint Mary College of Winchester, near Winchester, commonly called Winchester College. London: Henry Frowde. p. 2.
  2. Dunning, Robert (1996). Fifty Somerset Churches. Somerset Books. pp. 22–25. ISBN 978-0861833092.

Further reading

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Richard Beadon
Bishop of Gloucester
18021815
Succeeded by
Henry Ryder
Preceded by
John Luxmoore
Bishop of Hereford
18151832
Succeeded by
Edward Grey


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