William Willcox Perrin (11 August 1848 – 27 June 1934) was an Anglican bishop in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
William Perrin | |
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| Bishop of Willesden | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| In office | 1911–1929 (ret.) |
| Successor | Guy Smith |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1870 |
| Consecration | 1893 by Edward White Benson (Canterbury) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1848 Westbury-on-Trym, Somerset, UK |
| Died | 27 June 1934 (aged 85) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Perrin was born at Westbury-on-Trym, Somersetshire, on 11 August 1848 and educated at both King's College London and Trinity College, Oxford.[1][2] Ordained in 1870, he began his ministry with a curacy at St Mary's Southampton and was then vicar of St Luke's in the same city before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of British Columbia.[3] He was consecrated a bishop on 24 March 1893, by Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[4] He was later translated to be the Bishop of Willesden. During this period he was also the rector of St Andrew Undershaft[2] A noted Freemason[5] (he kept the rectory until his death).[6] He died on 27 June 1934[7] and is buried in the churchyard of St John-at-Hampstead Church, London. His sister Edith was a prominent social reformer.[8]
Perrin unveiled and dedicated the Hampstead War Memorial in May 1922.[9]
He retired in summer 1929,[10] resigning his see in time for his successor's consecration on the Feast of St James (25 July).[11] He became an Assistant Bishop of London until his death[6] — he apparently retained oversight of Hampstead deanery throughout.[12]
References
edit- ^ "British Columbia To Lose Noted Bishop". The Calgary Herald. Canadian Associated Press. 9 August 1911. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Perrin, William Willcox". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1630.
- ^ "Consecration of bishops". Church Times. No. 1575. 30 March 1893. p. 347. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Anonymous (January 2003). Representative British Freemasons. Publishing. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-0-7661-3589-5.
- ^ a b "in memoriam: Bishop Perrin". Church Times. No. 3727. 29 June 1934. p. 794. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Obituary- Bishop Perrin, Columbia And Willesden". The Times. No. 46792. London. 28 June 1934. col A, p. 19.
- ^ Hale, Linda L. (1994), "PERRIN, EDITH", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, retrieved 21 October 2019
- ^ Historic England, "Hampstead War Memorial (1423688)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ "Bishop of Willesden". Church Times. No. 3449. 1 March 1929. p. 245. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "New Bishop of Willesden". Church Times. No. 3470. 26 July 1929. p. 108. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Church news". Church Times. No. 3733. 10 August 1934. p. 137. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
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