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| Collins, William Edward. Adm. at SELWYN H., Oct. 10, 1884. [2nd s. of Joseph Henry, mining engineer and writer on geology. B. Feb. 18, 1867.] Schools, Nuttall's and Chancellor's, Truro. Matric. Michs. 1884. Prizeman; Scholar; B.A. 1887; M.A. 1891; B.D. 1902; D.D. 1904. Ord. deacon, 1890; priest (London) 1891; C. of Barking, 1890-1 and 1894-1904. Lecturer on International Law and Divinity at Selwyn and St John's, 1891-4. Professor of Ecclesiastical History at King's College, London, 1893-1904. Select Preacher at Cambridge and at Oxford. Organised the Missionary Conference at St James's Hall, London, 1894. Mission Preacher of All Hallows', Barking. Helped Mandeli Creighton, Bishop of Peterborough, to found the Church Historical Society. Bishop of Gibraltar, 1904-11. Visited Persia and Asiatic Turkey in the interests of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Assyrian Mission, 1907. Assisted the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr Randall Davidson) in drafting the encyclical letter issued on behalf of the Lambeth Conference (Aug. 7, 1908). Author, Notes of a Journal to Kurdistan; Sermons, etc. Died Mar. 22, 1911, at sea off Smyrna. (D.N.B., 2nd Suppl.; Crockford.) | William Edward COLLINS Approx. lifespan: 1867–1911 Tripos: H.Selw. Math. I 1887 Adm Selwyn College 1884:10:10 2nd s. of Joseph Henry, mining engineer and writer on Geology. COLLINS b. 1867:02:18 Schools Sch: Nuttall's and Chancellor's, Truro. Matric 1884:10MT: Prizeman; Scholar BA 1887 MA 1891 BD 1902 DD 1904 Ord. deacon 1890 Ord. priest London 1891 C.: Barking, [Essex], 1890-1, and 1894-1904 Lecturer on International Law and Divinity at Selwyn College and St John's College 1891-94 Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Sch: King's College London , 1893-1904 Select Preacher at Cambridge and at Oxford. Organised the Missionary: Conference at St James' Hall, [St James'], London , 1894 Mission Preacher of All Hallows, Barking, [Essex], Helped Mandeli Creighton, Bishop of Peterborough, to found the Church Historical Society Bishop of Gibraltar , 1904-11 Visited Persia , and Asiatic, Turkey , in the interests of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Assyrian Mission 1907 Assisted the Archbishop of Canterbury ( Dr Randall DAVIDSON ) in drafting the encyclical letter issued on behalf of the Lambeth Conference ( 1908:08:07 ) Author, Notes of a Journal to Kurdistan; Sermons etc. d. 1911:03:22, at sea off Smyrna, [Turkey], ( D.N.B., 2nd Suppl.; Crockford. ) [add:]Photograph: CAS: H34[:add] |