Alwyne Compton (other)
Alwyne Compton may refer to: * Lord Alwyne Compton (bishop) (1825–1906), Bishop of Ely * Lord Alwyne Compton (politician) (1855–1911), British politician, nephew of the above {{Hndis, name=Compton, Alwyne ...
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Lord Alwyne Compton (bishop)
Lord Alwyne Compton (18 July 1825 – 4 April 1906) was an Anglican bishop in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Life and career Compton was the fourth son of Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton, and was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. His first post was as Curate at Horsham, after which he was Rector of Castle Ashby, a post he held for 26 years.B. H. Green, ''The Bishops and Deans of Worcester'' (Worcester 1979), 57. He was also Archdeacon of Oakham for the last four years of this period. In 1879, he was appointed Dean of Worcester, and then in 1886 to the See of Ely, He held this position until 1905, when he resigned and retired to Canterbury, where he died the following year. Lord Alwyne Compton was Lord High Almoner The Royal Almonry is a small office within the Royal Households of the United Kingdom, headed by the Lord High Almoner, an office dating from 1103. The almoner is responsible for distributing alms to the poor. The Lord High ...
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