Francis Graham Brown
George Francis Graham Brown OBE[1] (27 January 1891 – 23 November 1942) was an Anglican bishop[2] in the second quarter of the 20th century.[3]
Life
Graham-Brown was educated at Monkton Combe School [4] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.
After World War I service with the King's Own Scottish Borderers[5] during which he was wounded in the head and eventually invalided out of the service,[6] and three years as a History Master at his old school, he was ordained in 1922.[7]
He was successively Chaplain, Vice-Principal then Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. In 1932 he was appointed the sixth Bishop in Jerusalem,[8][9] a post he held for 10 years. He was consecrated a bishop on the Nativity of St John the Baptist (24 June) 1932, at St Paul's Cathedral, by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury.[10] He was also a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.[11]
Having become a Doctor of Divinity (DD), he died in post on 23 November 1942 in a car accident.[12][13] His grave is preserved in Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem.
References
- Honorary Graduates of the University of Edinburgh
- National Archives
- National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- London Gazette
- The Times obituary,25.11.1942. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed 09.08.2012
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- Diocesan web-site
- "The Bishop in Jeruslaem". Church Times (#3610). 1 April 1932. p. 406. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- "Towards unity". Church Times (#3623). 1 July 1932. p. 25. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- Order Of St. John Of Jerusalem Promotions And Appointments The Times Wednesday, Jan 04, 1933; pg. 13; Issue 46333; col B
- Obituary The Bishop in Jerusalem The Times Wednesday, Nov 25, 1942; pg. 7; Issue 49402; col D
- "Death of the Bishop in Jeruslaem". Church Times (#4166). 27 November 1942. p. 643. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
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Preceded by Rennie MacInnes |
Bishop of Jerusalem 1932–1942 |
Succeeded by Weston Stewart |