The Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, also known as the Speaker's Chaplain, is a Church of England priest who officiates at services held at the Palace of Westminster and its associated chapel, St Mary Undercroft. The Chaplain also acts as chaplain to the Speaker and Members of Parliament.[1] The first Speaker's Chaplain was appointed in 1660.[2] The current officeholder is Patricia Hillas.
| Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons | |
|---|---|
 | |
since 2019 | |
| Church of England | |
| Style | The Reverend Canon |
| Formation | 1660 |
| First holder | Edward Voyce |
| Unofficial names | The Speaker's Chaplain |
| Website | Official Website |
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From 1972 to 2010, the Speaker's Chaplain also held the position of Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster, the parish church of the Palace of Westminster.[1]
List of Chaplains to the Speaker of the House of Commons
edit- Edward Voyce (1660)
- Henry Carpenter (1661)
- Henry Wotton (1663)
- Mr. Barker (1675)
- Mr. Willet (1689)
- Peter Birch (1689)[5]
- Thomas Manningham (1690–1694)
- Maurice Vaughan (1694–1695)
- Samuel Barton (1695–1697)[6]
- William Hallifax (1697–1698)
- William Galloway (1698–1700)
- 18th century[4]
- John Herne (1701)
- Francis Gastrell (1701–1702)
- William Stratford (1702–1705)
- Thomas Goddard (1705–1708)
- Laurence Brodrick (1708–1710)
- Jonathan Kimberley (1710–1713)
- John Pelling (1713–1714)
- Henry Barker (1715–)
- Thomas Manningham (1718–1723), son of the previous Thomas Manningham
- George Ingram (1723–1728)
- Scawen Kenrick (1728)[7]
- William Burchett (1736–1739)
- Richard Terrick (1739–1742)
- Arthur Young (1742–1746)
- John Fulham (1746–)
- Richard Cope (1751–1754)
- Reeve Ballard (1754–1758)
- Charles Burdett (1758–1762)
- Richard Cust (1762–1765)
- Richard Palmer (1765–1769)
- William Barford (1769–1770)
- James King (1770–1774)
- Arthur Onslow (1774–1779)
- Cuthbert Allanson (1779–1780†)
- William Welfitt (1780)
- Folliott Cornewall (1780–1784)
- Philip Williams (1784–1789)
- Charles Moss (1789–1791)
- Thomas Hay (1791–1795)
- Thomas Causton (1795–1796)
- William Busby (1796–1801)
- 19th century
- John Barton (1801–1802)
- Samuel Smith (1802–1806)
- Frederick Barnes (1806–1807)
- Charles Proby (1807–1812)
- James Webber (1812–1815)
- Robert Stevens (1815–1818)
- Christopher Wordsworth (1818–1820)
- William Frederick Baylay (1820–1824)
- Thomas Manners-Sutton (1824–1827)
- Evelyn Levett Sutton (1827–)[8]
- Frederick Vernon Lockwood (1830–1832)[9]
- Edward Repton (1832–1833)
- Temple Frere (1833–1835)[10]
- John Vane (1835–)
- Gerrard Thomas Andrewes (1839–1849)[11]
- Thomas Garnier (1849–1857)
- Henry Drury (1857–1862)
- Charles Merivale (1863–1869)
- Henry White (1869–1874, 1889–1890†)
- Francis Byng (1874–1889)
- Frederic Farrar (1890–1895)
- Basil Wilberforce (1896–1916†)
- 20th century
- William Hartley Carnegie (1916–1936)
- Alan Don (1936–1946)
- Christopher Cheshire (1946–1955)
- John McLeod Campbell (1955–1961)
- Michael Stancliffe (1961–1969)
- Thomas Nevill (1969–1972)
- David Edwards (1972–1978)
- John Baker (1978–1982)
- Trevor Beeson (1982–1987)
- Donald Gray (1987–1998)
- Robert Wright (1998–2010)
- 21st century
- Robert Wright (1998–2010)
- Rose Hudson-Wilkin (2010–2019)[12]
- Patricia Hillas (2019–present)[13] - now the 80th Speaker's Chaplain.
References
edit- ^ a b "Speaker's Chaplain". The Church in Parliament. Church of England. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons". Offices and Ceremonies. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ Journals of the House of Commons. 1780. p. 55. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Officials of the House of Commons". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Peter Birch". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Samuel Barton and Jane Wowen". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Kenrick, Scawen (KNRK713S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Evelyn Levett Sutton". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Boase, Frederic (1897). Modern English Biography. Vol. 2. p. 469. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Frere, Temple (FRR797T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Andrewes, Gerard Thomas (ANDS813GT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "First black woman bishop 'been a long time coming'". 1 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Rev Canon Patricia Hillas named as new Speaker's Chaplain - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.