George D'Oyly Snow (1903–1977) was a British
schoolmaster
The word schoolmaster, or simply master, refers to a male school teacher. This usage survives in British independent schools, both secondary and preparatory, and a few Indian boarding schools (such as The Doon School) that were modelled afte ...
and
Anglican clergyman, who later served for a decade as the fifth
Bishop of Whitby
The Bishop of Whitby is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire; the See was erected under the ...
.
Education and career
Snow was educated at
Winchester College
Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...
and
Oriel College, Oxford.
Snow became an assistant master at
Eton College
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...
(towards the end of which time he was
ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform ...
).
[ Crockford's clerical directory, (London, Church House 1995) ] After
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 ...
he became
Chaplain of
Charterhouse
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* Charterhouse (monastery), of the Carthusian religious order
Charterhouse may also refer to:
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* The Charterhouse, Coventry, a former monastery
* Charterhouse School, an English public school in Surrey
Londo ...
, and then
Headmaster
A head master, head instructor, bureaucrat, headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school. In som ...
of
Ardingly College (1947–1961). He was appointed
Prebendary
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of
Chichester Cathedral
Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in West Sussex, England. It was founded as a cathedral in 1075, when the seat of ...
in 1959.
[ ”Who was Who 1897–1990” London, A & C Black, 1991 ] In 1961, he was consecrated a bishop and appointed
Bishop of Whitby
The Bishop of Whitby is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire; the See was erected under the ...
, a
suffragan bishop in the
Diocese of York
The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The diocese is headed by the ...
.
Snow was a prolific author: amongst others he wrote ''A Guide to Prayer'' (1932), ''A School Service Book'' (1936), ''Into His Presence'' (1946), ''The Public School in the New Age'' (1959), and ''Forth in His Name'' (1964).
He continued in retirement to chair
The National Society.
Personal life
He was the son of First World War General
Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow. In 1942 he married Joan Way, a pianist who had studied at the
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including performanc ...
and they had three sons including the
Channel 4
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newscaster
Jon Snow.
George Snow was the uncle of television presenter
Peter Snow
Peter John Snow (born 20 April 1938) is a British radio and television presenter and historian. Between 1969 and 2005, he was an analyst of general election results, first on ITV and later for the BBC. He presented ''Newsnight'' from its la ...
, father of television presenter
Dan Snow
Daniel Robert Snow (born 3 December 1978) is a British popular historian and television presenter.
Early life and education
Born in Westminster, London Dan Snow is the youngest son of Peter Snow, BBC television journalist, and Canadian Ann Mac ...
.
A tall man,
[''The Times'', Thursday, 3 April 1969; p. VI; Issue 57526; col A ''Fun for a 6ft. bishop''] Snow was estimated by his son Jon to have stood at 6 foot 7 inches.
Notes
1903 births
1977 deaths
People educated at Winchester College
Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
Bishops of Whitby
20th-century Church of England bishops
George
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* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ...
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