Edward Smallwell
Edward Smallwell (c.1720–1799) was an English bishop of St David's and bishop of Oxford.
Life[]
He was chaplain to George III in 1766, made canon of Christ Church, Oxford in 1775, and obtained the degree of D.D. He was appointed in 1783 as bishop of St David's, and was then translated to Oxford in 1788.[1][2] He was also rector of Batsford in Gloucestershire. He died at his palace at Cuddesdon.
References[]
- ^ Bishops of Oxford Archived 2010-01-28 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Joyce M. Horn, Bishops, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: volume 8: Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough dioceses, 1996, pp. 75–80.
Bibliography[]
- John Britton (1821), The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Oxford, p. 32.
Categories:
- 1720 births
- 1799 deaths
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Bishops of St Davids
- Bishops of Oxford
- 18th-century Welsh Anglican bishops
- 18th-century Church of England bishops