Charles Stubbs

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Charles William Stubbs DD (3 September 1845 – 4 May 1912) was an English clergyman.


Charles William Stubbs
Bishop of Truro
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Truro
In office1906–1912 (death)
PredecessorJohn Gott
SuccessorWinfrid Burrows
Other post(s)Dean of Ely (1893–1905)
Personal details
Born(1845-09-03)3 September 1845
Died4 May 1912(1912-05-04) (aged 66)
Truro
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
EducationLiverpool Collegiate Institution
Alma materSidney Sussex College, Cambridge

He was born in Liverpool and educated at the Liverpool Collegiate Institution and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[1] As a clergyman he held several incumbencies, among them rector at Wavertree and Granborough. He took a great interest in the working classes and in social subjects, and was liberal both in his political and in his theological opinions.[2] He was Dean of Ely 1894 to 1906 when he was appointed the fourth Bishop of Truro.

His daughter Meriel married the organist and composer Thomas Tertius Noble.[3]

Quotations

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  • "To sit alone with my conscience will be judgment enough for me."

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ "Stubbs, Charles William (STBS864CW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainWood, James, ed. (1907). "Stubbs, C. W.". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
  3. ^ Trinity College, "Trinity College Bulletin, May 1953" (1953), Trinity College Bulletins and Catalogues (1824-present), Vol. L, New Series No. 4. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Ely
1893–1905
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Truro
1906–1912
Succeeded by