George Richard Mackarness (30 March 1823 – 20 April 1883) was Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in the Scottish Episcopal Church[1] in the last third of the 19th century.[2]
The Right Reverend George Mackarness | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Argyll and The Isles | |
 | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Argyll and The Isles |
| In office | 1874-1883 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Ewing |
| Successor | Alexander Chinnery-Haldane |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1846 |
| Consecration | 1874 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1823 |
| Died | 20 April 1883 (aged 60) |
| Buried | St Peter's churchyard, Ellastone |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Young, Gertrude Granville |
Mackarness was the second son of John Mackarness, a West India merchant of Elstree House, Bath.[3] His older brother John was the Bishop of Oxford[4] from 1870 until 1889.[5] His younger brother Henry was also a vicar.[6]
He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and ordained in 1846. He held incumbencies at Ilam, Lochgilphead and Oban.[7]
He served with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel,[8] and contributed to the Hursley Magazine.[9]
He was married to Mary Ann Young, who died on April 15, 1873.[9][10] They had one child, George Evelyn Mackarness.[11] Five years later he married Gertrude Granville.[9]
He died on 20 April 1883.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Marcus Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh: Correspondence and Papers". Archives Hub. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Bertie, David (2000). Scottish Episcopal clergy, 1689-2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. p. 208. ISBN 0-567-08746-8.
- ^ W. P. Courtney, ‘Mackarness, John Fielder (1820–1889)’, Ellie Clewlow, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 17 July 2013
- ^ Caros Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Obituary. Bishop Mackarness The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 17, 1889; pg. 7; Issue 32806
- ^ Mackarness Place website, Children and Grandchildren of John Mackarness of Bath
- ^ Bertie 2000, p. 545
- ^ Bodleian Libraries website, Archives and Manuscripts section, Diary of George Richard Mackarness, Vicar of Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- ^ a b c University of Newcastle website, Centre For 21st Century Humanities section, Letters of Charlotte Mary Yonge
- ^ Billion Graves website, George Richard MacKarness
- ^ Mackarness Place website, Hambleden Parish Magazine, 1896
- ^ Obituary. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 21, 1883; pg. 12; Issue 30800
External links
edit- Cathedral Guesthouse website, The Cumbrae College Calendar, published 1879
- Mackarness Place website, George Richard Mackarness 1823 - 1883; His visits to Ireland and Madeira
- Mackarness Place website, George Richard Mackarness 1823 - 1883; Notes on his life and on some of his family connections
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