George Hose

George Frederick Hose (3 September 1838 – 26 March 1922) was an Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak from 1881 to 1909.[1]

Hose was born on 3 September 1838[2] in Brunswick Place, Cambridge, the son of Frederick Hose, a clerk, and his wife, Mary Ann Knight. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he gained an MA[3] and ordained in 1861.[4] He began his career with curacies at Roxton and Marylebone. He was Chaplain of Malacca then Archdeacon of Singapore before his elevation to the Episcopate.[5]

In 1877 he promoted the founding of the Straits Asiatic Society, later the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and subsequently served as the society's president from 1878 to 1908.[6]

He retired in 1909 and died on 26 March 1922.[7] His son Edward Shaw Hose was a civil servant in Malaya and was also President of the Asiatic Society.

References

1. The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900
2. Who was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
3. C. M. Turnbull, "Hose, George Frederick (1838–1922)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. (Accessed 4 November 2015)
4. "Hose, George Frederick (HS858GF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
5. The Times, Thursday, 20 January 1881; pg. 11; Issue 30096; col D News in Brief
6. "Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society". Singaporeinfopedia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
7. The Times, Tuesday, 28 March 1922; pg. 1; Issue 42991; col A Deaths

External links

• C. M. Turnbull, "Hose, George Frederick (1838–1922)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. (Accessed 4 November 2015)