Michael Bolton Furse,

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(born Bolton Michael Furse;''London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812''''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915'' 12 October 1870 – 18 June 1955) was an eminent Anglican

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in the first half of the 20th century. Born in 1870 in Staines,

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, Furse was the fourth son of Ven. Charles Furse (born Johnson),

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, and Jane Diana Monsell, second daughter of John Samuel Bewley Monsell, vicar of Egham. His elder brothers included the sculptor John Henry Monsell Furse, Lt.-Gen. Sir William Furse and the artist Charles Wellington Furse.''1871 England Census'' He was educated at Eton and

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, he was

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in 1897. He was

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and

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of his old college then Archdeacon of

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. On 30 June 1903, Furse married Frances Josephine Redfield, daughter of the late James Redfield of Virginia, Captain in the United States army. The wedding took place in the Chapel of Trinity College, Oxford. In 1904 the

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-designed house, Bishopskop was built for him. In 1909 he was elevated to the

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, a post he held for 11 years. The Jane Furse Memorial Hospital was built in memory of his daughter, Jane, who died of scarlet fever in 1918. In 1920 he was

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to St Albans, retiring in 1944. He died on 18 June 1955."Bishop Michael Furse – Strong Church Leadership." ''

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'' Monday, June 20, 1955; pg. 11; Issue 53251; col A

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