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Chavasse
Chavasse is the surname of: * Chavasse family in the West Midlands, an originally Catholic British family originating in southeast France in the 17th century ** Christopher Maude Chavasse OBE MC, Bishop of Rochester and Olympic athlete, son of Bishop Francis James Chavasse ** Francis Bernard Chavasse MC ophthalmologist of Rodney St. Liverpool and Harley St. London; edited Worth's Squint ** Francis James Chavasse, Bishop of Liverpool and founder of St Peter's College, Oxford ** Kendal Chavasse Colonel Kendal George Fleming Chavasse, DSO and bar (28 September 1904 − 31 March 2001, in Co. Waterford, Ireland), was an Irish-born British Army officer who saw service in World War II. Early life and military career Kendal Chavasse was b ..., DSO and bar (1904 - 2001), Irish-born officer in the British Army, served in World War II ** Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC & Bar MC, First World War medic and twice winner of the Victoria Cross, son of Bishop Francis James Chavasse {{surname [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavasse Family
The Chavasse family in the West Midlands is a British family of Catholic origin. When Claude Chavasse came from the borders of France and Savoy, he settled in Burford, Oxfordshire. His entry in the Burial Register there (April 1734) states: Claude Chavasse, a Roman Catholick (sic). Members of the family gained particular prominence as surgeons and clergymen. Members of the family still live in the United Kingdom today. History The Chavasse family is notable for counting amongst its ranks two Bishops of the Church of England, two Olympic athletes, a Knight Bachelor and one of only three people to be awarded a Victoria Cross twice. Bishop Francis Chavasse was instrumental in the building of Liverpool Cathedral and founded St Peter's College, Oxford. Genealogy # Thomas Chavasse (* 7 May 1800 Warwick, Staffordshire; † 19 October 1884 Wylde Green House, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire) MD, FRCS; surgeon ∞ (I) 1827 Catherine Margaret Grant (* 1811; † 1842) ∞ (II) after 1842 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis James Chavasse
Francis James Chavasse (27 September 1846 – 11 March 1928) was an Anglican priest and bishop and father of Captain Noel Chavasse. After serving in parishes in Preston, London, and Oxford, for eleven years from 1889 he was principal of the evangelical theological college Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. In 1900 he was appointed as the second Bishop of Liverpool and held the see from 1900 to 1923, during which time he played a large part in the commissioning and the early phases of construction of Liverpool Cathedral. A lifelong member of the evangelical wing of the Church of England, Chavasse strove to unite all strands of Anglicanism and was widely accepted by members of the high-church tradition within his diocese. After retiring as Bishop of Liverpool in 1923, Chavasse returned to Oxford, where he was the guiding spirit of the establishment of a new academic institution admitting undergraduates of modest means. This opened in 1929, a year after his death, as St Peter's Hall, and was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Maude Chavasse
Christopher Maude Chavasse, (9 November 1884 – 10 March 1962) was a British athlete, soldier and religious leader from the Chavasse family. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, served in the First World War and was later the Bishop of Rochester. Early life Chavasse was the son of Francis Chavasse, a Bishop of Liverpool and founder of St Peter's College, Oxford and his wife Edith Maude. His twin brother, Noel Godfrey Chavasse, won the Victoria Cross and bar. Christopher was the elder of the two by 20 minutes. The twins had two other brothers and three sisters. Christopher and Noel Chavasse both attended Magdalen College School in Oxford (1896–1900) followed by Liverpool College (1900–1904) before progressing to Trinity College, Oxford, competing in both rugby, lacrosse and athletics. They competed on the British team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London: Christopher came second in his preliminary heat of the 400 metres shortly after Noel came third in his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendal Chavasse
Colonel Kendal George Fleming Chavasse, DSO and bar (28 September 1904 − 31 March 2001, in Co. Waterford, Ireland), was an Irish-born British Army officer who saw service in World War II. Early life and military career Kendal Chavasse was born in Waterford, Ireland, on 28 September 1904. He was the third son (with four brothers) of Major Henry Chavasse (1863–1943) and his second wife Judith Isabella Fleming (1867–1935). Two brothers served (with distinction) in the Royal Navy (Commander Evelyn Henry Chavasse DSO DSC and Captain Paul Chavasse CBE DSC and Bar). He married Oonah Perceval-Maxwell in 1930; the couple had a son and a daughter. Chavasse was also intended to join the Royal Navy and to that end he was educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. However, illness prevented his timely start as a naval cadet until he was too old to do so, but, through family contacts, he was accepted into the Royal Military College, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford and is located in New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, United Kingdom. It occupies the site of two of the university's medieval halls, dating back to at least the 14th century. The modern college was founded by Francis James Chavasse, former Bishop of Liverpool, opened as St Peter's Hall in 1929, and achieved full collegiate status as St Peter's College in 1961. Founded as a men's college, it has been coeducational since 1979. As of 2019, the college had an estimated financial endowment of £49.6 million. History Medieval halls Although founded in its current form in the 20th century, St Peter's occupies a central Oxford location on the site of two of the university's medieval halls. The first Master of St Peter's called the acquisition of the site "a chance of ages". The site was originally the location of Trilleck's Inn, later known as New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall. Trillecks' Inn was founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
