Charles Walter Carrington (1859–1941) was Dean of Christchurch [1] from 1913 to 1927. [2]
He was born in Bath, son of Henry Edmund Carrington, proprietor and editor of the Bath Chronicle, and was educated at the University of Cambridge. [3] After an earlier career as an engineer he was ordained in 1888. [4] After a curacy in Notting Hill he was Mission Chaplain to the Bishop of Lichfield then Vicar of Christ Church, West Bromwich. [5] He was Principal [6] of the Upper Department [7] at Christ's College, Christchurch [8] until his appointment as Dean. [9]
He died on 30 July 1941. [10] One of his sons, Philip, was Bishop of Quebec and Metropolitan of Canada; [11] while another, Christopher, died in the First World War. [12] His son Charles fought in both World Wars and became Professor of Commonwealth Relations at the Royal Institute of International Affairs. [13]
References
- ^ Emory University
- ^ Resignations The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 14, 1927; pg. 19; Issue 44529
- ^ Venn Database
- ^ " The Clergy List London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ Genuki
- ^ Past Papers NZ
- ^ Project Canterbury
- ^ "Blain's Directory of Anglican Clergy in the South Pacific"
- ^ 'CARRINGTON, Very Rev. Charles Walter', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 7 Nov 2014
- ^ Obituary: Very Rev C.W. Carrington The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 06, 1941; pg. 4; Issue 48997
- ^ Obituary The Most Rev Philip Carrington The Times Tuesday, Oct 07, 1975; pg. 14; Issue 59520; col F
- ^ Carrington NZ Roll of Honour
- ^ "Carrington, Charles Edmund". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U162719. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
- "Carrington, Charles Walter (CRNN886CW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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