Edwin Kempson
Edwin Hone Kempson (1862–1931) was the second Suffragan Bishop of Warrington.[1] Born on 16 April 1862 and educated at Rugby and Christ Church, Oxford,[2] he was ordained in 1886 and began a career in education. He was successively an assistant master at Clifton College, a Housemaster at Harrow and finally Principal of King William's College, Isle of Man. From 1912 until 1920 he was Canon Residentiary of Newcastle Cathedral[3] before ascending to the Episcopate in 1920, a post he held for seven years.
Notes[]
Categories:
- 1862 births
- People educated at Rugby School
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Bishops of Warrington
- 1931 deaths
- 20th-century Church of England bishops
- Church of England bishop stubs