Cecil Henry Boutflower

Cecil Henry Boutflower was a former Anglican bishop [“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 9780199540877 ] who served both at home and abroad. He was born into a distinguished clerical family [His father The Ven Samuel Peach Boutflower was a former Archdeacon of Carlisle and his brother The Rev Douglas Samuel Boutflower was Rural Dean of Easington- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 9780199540877 ] at Brathay, Windermere in 1963 and educated at Uppingham and Christ Church, Oxford. Ordained in 1887 [ Ordinations. York. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Tuesday, Dec 20, 1887; pg. 13; Issue 32260; col C] he began his career with a Curacy at St Mary, South Shields [ [http://www.southtyneside.info/learningandleisure/libraries/cultureheritage/parish.asp Details of Parish Register] ] and was then successively Chaplain to the Bishop of Durham, Vicar (then Archdeacon) of Barrow-in-Furness before ascending to the Episcopate, where he was to serve in three posts until retirement [ The Times, Wednesday, Aug 02, 1933; pg. 12; Issue 46512; col C Retirement of the Suffragan Bishop Of Southampton] . A staunch advocate of missionary service [The Times, Friday, Mar 20, 1942; pg. 7; Issue 49189; col E Obituary Dr CH Boutflower] , he married late in life [In 1933, Joyce Segar Who was Who (Ibid)] and died on 19 March 1942.

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