- Edwyn Hoskyns
Edwyn Clement Hoskyns was born
22 May 1851 and died2 December 1925 [The Times, 3 December 1925] . He was aBishop in theChurch of England .Family
Fourth son of Canon Sir John Leigh Hoskyns, 9th Baronet.
Education
He was educated at
Haileybury and Imperial Service College [“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] , and thenJesus College, Cambridge .Career
He was ordained priest in the
Church of England in 1875 and was assistant curate at Welwyn in Hertfordshire 1875 - 1879 and Quebec Chapel, London 1879 - 1881 to Canon F. J. Holland.He was:
* Vicar of St. Clement, Notting Hill 1880 - 1886
* Rector of Stepney 1886 - 1895
* Vicar of Bolton Parish Church 1895 - 1901
* SuffraganBishop of Burnley 1901 - 1904
*Bishop of Southwell 1904 - 1925He was offered but turned down the position of
Archbishop of Cape Town in 1908.Some of his papers are housed within
The National Archives . [ [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=159-gr&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18 Further details] ]His influence on the next generation of clergymen was considerable. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1377257/Prebendary-Donald-Lynch.html Obituary of protégé] ]
Writings
* The Riddle of the New Testament. With Francis Noel Davey. 1931
* The Epistle to the Romans, by Karl Barth; translated from the 6th edition by Edwyn C. Hoskyns. 1933
* Cambridge Sermons. 1938
* The Fourth Gospel. 1940
* Crucifixion-resurrection. / Edwyn Clement Hoskyns & Francis Noel Davey. Reprinted SPCK, 1981.Notes
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