Herbert Jones (bishop of Lewes)

Herbert Edward Jones (6 April 1861 – 20 February 1920) was an English clergyman, the second Suffragan Bishop of Lewes and Archdeacon of Chichester.^[1]

Rt. Rev. Herbert Jones, Suffragen Bishop of Lewes

Biography

The second son of Sir Willoughby Jones, 3rd Baronet, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge,^[2] ordained in 1884 and began his career with a curacy at St Andrews, Westminster. He was then successively the incumbent at Knebworth, Petworth and Hitchin before ascending being appointed Archdeacon of Chichester and ordinated as Suffragan Bishop of Lewes in 1914,^[3] posts he held until his death,^[4] after a long illness, at Hove on 20 February 1920.^[5]

Notes

1. Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
2. "Jones, Herbert, Edward (JNS879HE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. 'New Bishop Of Lewes. Dr. Burrows's Successor', The Times, Monday, Mar 02, 1914; pg. 10; Issue 40460; col G
4. Death Of The Bishop Of Lewes. Cleric And Man Of Affairs The TimesFriday, Feb 20, 1920; pg. 17; Issue 42339; col F
5. "Bishop of Lewes. Death at Hove". Bognor Regis Observer. British Newspaper Archive. 25 February 1920. p. 3 col.3. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

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Church of England titles
Preceded by Leonard Hedley Burrows	Bishop of Lewes 1914 – 1920	Succeeded by Henry Kemble Southwell