Nathaniel Newnham Davis

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In this name, the family name is Newnham Davis, not Davis.

The Rt Rev Nathaniel William Newnham Davis (17 July 1903–28 July 1966) was a Colonial Anglican Bishop^[1] in the mid 20th century.

He was born on 17 July 1903 and educated at Harrow and Merton College, Oxford ^[2]. After a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon he was ordained in 1927 and began his career as a Curate of Church of Holy Spirit, Beeston Hill. From1931 he was Rector of St Anne, Sandy Point in St Kitts ^[3] and then the island’s Archdeacon. He was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Antigua in 1944 and resigned in 1952. He was an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Coventry from then until 1959 and then Warden^{[disambiguation needed ]} of the United Westminster Almshouses until his death on 28 July 1966^[4].

Notes

1. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts
2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
4. ^ Obituary Rt. Rev. N. W. Newnham Davis The Times Monday, Aug 01, 1966; pg. 12; Issue 56698; col G

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Preceded by George Sumner Hand	Bishop of Antigua 1944 – 1952	Succeeded by Donald Rowland Knowles

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Name	Newnham Davis, Nathaniel William
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Date of birth	17 July 1903
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Date of death	28 July 1966
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