- Gerald Burton Allen
Gerald Burton Allen (1885 - 1956) was the second
Bishop of Sherborne ["The Times " (1936)] and after a short period as Assistant to theBishop of Oxford the inaugural Bishop of Dorchester.
Born into a clerical family [His father was "The Rev T.K Allen", sometimeVicar ofWeyhill (Who was Who, 1991)] , he was educated atCheltenham College [In retirement he was to be President of the College (Who was Who, 1991)] andWadham College, Oxford andordained in 1908. AppointedChaplain at Wadham in 1910 he was appointed aFellow andLecturer atPembroke College, Oxford ["The Times" (1910)] , a period interrupted by wartime service as aChaplain to the newly formedRAF . When peace returned he was appointed Principal ofSt Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1920 ["The Times (1951)] . On his retirement as Principal, he was elevated to theEpiscopate in 1928, appointedArchdeacon of Oxford in 1936 and translated to Dorchester three years later. A man with the widest sympathies and the most excellent personal relations ["The Times" (1956)] , he resigned in 1952 and died in retirement atCheltenham four years later.Notes
References
* "The Times" (1910) "University Intelligence: The University Endowment Fund Thursday",
19 May (39276), p. 3 (col. 'C')
* "The Times" (1936) "Ecclesiastical News",21 August (47459), p. 13 (col. 'G')
* "The Times" (1951) "St Edmund Hall, Oxford: Institution of New Principal",13 October (52131), p. 8 (col. 'F')
* "The Times" (1956) "Dr. G. B. Allen Former Bishop Of Dorchester",29 March (53492), p. 14 (col. 'D')
* Who was Who (1991) "Who was who. A cumulated index 1897-1990", CD-ROM, London : A & C Black, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
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