Rt Rev Herbert Sidney Pelham (25 June 1881 – 11 March 1944) was the third

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from 1926 until his death in 1944. Pelham was the third son of classical scholar Henry Francis Pelham and Laura Priscilla Buxton, daughter of

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. His grandfather was

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Hon. John Thomas Pelham, third son of the 3rd Earl of Chichester. His elder brother was civil servant Sir Edward Henry Pelham. He was educated at Harrow School and

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, ''Who Was Who 1897–2007''. London, A & C Black, 2007 his first posts after

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were at

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Missions. After which he was Chaplain to Henry Wakefield,

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, Head of the ''Harrow Mission'', and

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- a post he held until 1926 when he was elevated to the

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. He was the author of the book ''The Training of a Working Boy''."The Rt Rev HS Pelham". ''

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'' Monday, Mar 13, 1944; pg. 6; Issue 49803; col E Obituary

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1881 births People educated at Harrow School Alumni of University College, Oxford Bishops of Barrow-in-Furness 1944 deaths Herbert Sidney {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub