John Macmillan

John Victor Macmillan OBE DD[1] (1877–1956[2]) was the fifth Bishop of Dover in the modern era[3][4] who was later translated to Guildford.[5]

For other people with similar names, see John McMillan (disambiguation).

Born into a publishing family[6](he was an uncle of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan), he was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he earned 1st Class Honours In Modern History. From 1904 to 1915 he was Resident Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson. He was a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 1915-16 and 1917-19, and he conducted Davidson on his tour of the Western Front in 1917. He proved invaluable as an efficient and effective organiser at the HQ of the Deputy Chaplain-General for which he was awarded an OBE in 1919.[7]He was Vicar of Kew and Archdeacon of Maidstone before his elevation to the episcopate.

References
  1. NPG details
  2. Obituary- The Right Rev. J. V. Macmillan The Times Thursday, 16 Aug 1956; pg. 11; Issue 53611; col E
  3. The Guildford Diocese Bishop Of Dover Appointed The Times Thursday, 4 Oct 1934; pg. 12; Issue 46876; col F
  4. ”Who was Who 1897-1990” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  5. Window on Woking Archived 11 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Church Times obituary,24.8.1956
  7. University of Birmingham Cadbury Research Centre,Bishop Gwynne's Diary for 4.7.1917
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Harold Bilbrough		 Bishop of Dover
1927 – 1934		 Succeeded by
Alfred Rose
Preceded by
John Greig		 Bishop of Guildford
1934 – 1949		 Succeeded by
Henry Montgomery Campbell
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