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Dean of Windsor; Bishop of Shrewsbury; British Anglican bishop
Eric Hamilton
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Dean of Windsor; Bishop of Shrewsbury; British Anglican bishop
A.K.A.
Eric Knightley Chetwode Hamilton
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1890
Death:
21 May 1962
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Education:
Bradfield College
University College
The details
Biography
Eric Knightley Chetwode Hamilton KCVO (1890 – 21 May 1962) was an Anglican bishop during the mid part of the 20th century.
He was born in 1890 and educated at Bradfield School and University College, Oxford.
Ordained in 1914 he was later Priest in charge at St John's, Knightsbridge, Vicar of St Nicholas Church, Chiswick and then of St Paul’s, Knightsbridge before being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Shrewsbury in 1940. Four years later he was appointed Dean of Windsor.
A man committed to the worldwide church who “took the very greatest and most conscientious of pains”, he died in office as Dean of Windsor on 21 May 1962.