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Michael Furse

Michael Bolton Furse, KCMG (born Bolton Michael Furse;[1][2] 12 October 1870 – 18 June 1955) was an eminent Anglican bishop[3] in the first half of the 20th century.[4][5]

Born in 1870 in Staines, Middlesex, Furse was the fourth son of Ven. Charles Furse (born Johnson), Archdeacon of Westminster, and Jane Diana Monsell, second daughter of John Samuel Bewley Monsell, vicar of Egham.[1] His elder brothers included the sculptor John Henry Monsell Furse, Lt.-Gen. Sir William Furse and the artist Charles Wellington Furse.[6][7]

He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1897.[8] He was Fellow and Deanofhis old college then ArchdeaconofJohannesburg.[9] On 30 June 1903, Furse married Frances Josephine Redfield, daughter of the late James Redfield of Virginia, Captain in the United States army. The wedding took place in the Chapel of Trinity College, Oxford.[10] In 1904 the Herbert Baker-designed house, Bishopskop was built for him. In 1909 he was elevated to the episcopateasBishop of Pretoria,[11] a post he held for 11 years. The Jane Furse Memorial Hospital was built in memory of his daughter, Jane, who died of scarlet fever in 1918. In 1920 he was translatedtoSt Albans, retiring in 1944.[12] In 1931, he delivered a sermon to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. on the subject of divorce.[13][14] He died on 18 June 1955.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
  • ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915
  • ^ National Archives
  • ^ University of the Witwatersrand papers
  • ^ Who was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  • ^ "Obituary: Lt.-Gen. Sir William Furse". The Times. 1 June 1953. p. 8.
  • ^ 1871 England Census
  • ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  • ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1319.
  • ^ Trinity College, Oxford, Archive, Marriage Register.
  • ^ "Ecclesiastical Intelligence." The Times Thursday, May 13, 1909; pg. 4; Issue 38958; col B
  • ^ "Ecclesiastical News." The Times Wednesday, Sep 27, 1944; pg. 7; Issue 49965; col D
  • ^ TIME (28 September 1931). "Religion: Episcopalians At Denver". TIME. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  • ^ Parsons, Edward Lambe (1961). "Recollections of General Conventions, 1901-1937". Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 30 (2): 72–92. ISSN 0018-2486.
  • ^ "Bishop Michael Furse – Strong Church Leadership." The Times Monday, June 20, 1955; pg. 11; Issue 53251; col A
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    Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
    Preceded by

    William Marlborough Carter

    Bishop of Pretoria
    1909 – 1920
    Succeeded by

    Neville Stuart Talbot

    Church of England titles
    Preceded by

    Edgar Jacob

    Bishop of St Albans
    1920 – 1944
    Succeeded by

    Philip Henry Loyd


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