Samuel Nevill
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The Most Reverend[1] Samuel Tarratt Nevill, DD[2] (born 13 May 1837 in Nottingham, England - died 29 October 1921 at Bishopsgrove, near Dunedin, New Zealand)[3] was the first Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Dunedin in Dunedin, New Zealand[4]. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge and ordained in 1860. He was Curate of St Mark, Scarisbrick[5] then Rector of Shelton, Staffordshire where he served until his elevation to the Episcopate. The Nevill Chapel of St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin is named after him. St Paul's has a carving depicting the Bishop holding a model of the Cathedral's proposed design. He was Primate of the church in New Zealand from 1904-1919[6]. Nevill was buried at St Barnabas Church, Warrington.
Notes
- ^ thePeerage.com
- ^ The Times, Friday, Oct 27, 1871; pg. 4; Issue 27205; col F University Intelligence. Oxford, Oct. 26
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Samuel Tarrant Nevill
- ^ Genuki
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Oct 09, 1919; pg. 9; Issue 42226; col G Imperial and Foreign News Items