The Ven The Venerable (''venerabilis'' in Latin) is a style, a title, or an epithet which is used in some Western Christian churches, or it is a translation of similar terms for clerics in Eastern Orthodoxy and monastics in Buddhism. Christianity Cathol ...

Edward Leighton Elwes, MA was an eminent

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest in the first third of the 20th century. He was born on 8 October and educated at

Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. Eton may also refer to: Places *Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England * Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States * Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...

and University College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1873 and was

Curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

Ashington, Somerset Chilton Cantelo is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Yeo (South Somerset), River Yeo north of Yeovil and east of Ilchester in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 445. The parish also inclu ...

and then

Norton St Philip Norton St Philip is a village and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The village lies about south of the city of Bath and north of the town of Frome on the eastern slopes of the Mendip Hills. It is situated on the A366 b ...

. He was then

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...

and Vice Principal of Wells Theological College. After a further curacy at Dinder he became Vicar of

Over Stowey Over may refer to: Places *Over, Cambridgeshire, England *Over, Cheshire, England *Over, South Gloucestershire, England * Over, Tewkesbury, near Gloucester, England ** Over Bridge *Over, Seevetal Over is a village in the municipality of Seevet ...

. He was

Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

of Woolbeding from 1895 until 1923 and Rural Dean of the surrounding area from 1896. He was Archdeacon of Chichester from 1903 to 1914 and

Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

of Chichester Cathedral from then until his death on 30 May 1930.''Chancellor Elwes'' (Obituaries) The Times Saturday, May 31, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45527; col B His second daughter, born in 1895, was the singer

Joan Elwes Joan Izott Elwes (1895-1961) was an English soprano and music teacher. Biography She was born in Woolbeding, West Sussex, daughter of Edward Elwes (1848-1930) and his wife, born Emily Fownes Somerville. Her father was educated at Eton and Oxfo ...

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1848 births People educated at Eton College Alumni of University College, Oxford Archdeacons of Chichester 1930 deaths People from Chichester District {{Christianity-bio-stub