Hollingworth Tully Kingdon (known as Tully; 183513 October 1907)''Obituary. The Bishop Of Fredericton.''

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''Monday, Oct 14, 1907; pg. 6; Issue 38463; col F'' was an Anglican bishop, the second

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until his death. He was also a noted author.

Early life

Born in London, in 1835, the son of William Kingdon ( a surgeon) and brother to James Durant Kingdon (1830–1899, a priest and headmaster), he was educated at St Paul's School, London and admitted a pensioner at

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on 30 November 1853 (aged 19) and matriculated at

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1854. He gained his

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(BA) in 1858, proceeded

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(MA Cantab) in 1861 and was eventually awarded a

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(DD) in 1881, around the time of his episcopal ordination.

Priestly career

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(in the

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) in 1859 and

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in 1860, he began his career with

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in Sturminster Marshall,

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(1859–1863), and Devizes,

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(1863–1864), both in Salisbury diocese. From 1864 to 1869 he was Vice Principal of

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and then curate (probably incumbent) of St Andrew's, Wells Street,

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. He became

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from 1878 until his appointment to the

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Episcopal career

On 12 January 1881, at a special

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meeting, John Medley,

(

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) nominated Kingdon for appointment as his

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— an assistant bishop with rights of succession to the diocesan See. He was duly ordained a bishop at the cathedral,

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, on 10 July 1881. The chief consecrator was Medley himself, as Metropolitan of Canada; the co-consecrators were

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; James Williams, Bishop of Quebec; Henry A. Neely, Bishop of Maine; and

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, Bishop of Albany, who preached. When Medley died in 1892, Kingdon automatically succeeded as second diocesan Bishop of Fredericton, in which post he remained til his death. He was awarded an

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of Doctor of Civil Law (Hon DCL) by

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in 1893, and lived, as diocesan bishop, at Bottreaux House,

References

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