Frederick Blunt
The Ven. Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt (16 November 1833 – 23 January 1910)[1] was the first Anglican Bishop of Hull since its abeyance in 1559; he served from 1891 until his death in 1910.
Life
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Born in 1833 and educated at Merchant Taylors' and King's College London,[2] his first post after Ordination was as a curate at St Paul, Cheltenham.[3] He was the son of Samuel Jasper Blunt and the nephew of rector Henry Blunt.
After serving as vicar of Scarborough[4] and Archdeacon of the East Riding (1873–1891) he was promoted in 1891 to the episcopate as a suffragan to the Archbishop of York.[5]
He was vicar of All Saints, Hessle (near Hull) from 1905 to 1910. He died in 1910 and is buried at St Andrew's Church, Ham.
Bishop Frederick Blunt was grandfather of Anthony Blunt (1907–1983).[1]
Notes
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- ^ a b "First chapters: Books: Anthony Blunt: His Lives by Miranda Carter". The Guardian. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Church web site
- ^ Area details Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Ven. Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt". The Times, Friday, 20 March 1891; p. 5; Issue 33277; col E