George Frodsham

Bishop George Horsfall Frodsham

George Horsfall Frodsham (1863–1937) was an English-born Anglican priest. From 1902 to 1913 he was the Bishop of North Queensland in Australia.[1]

Early life

Frodsham was born in Sale Moor, Cheshire, England on 14 September 1863,[2][3][4] the son of James Frodsham and his wife Jane (née Horsfall).[5] He was educated at Birkenhead School and University College, Durham.

Religious life

Frodsham trained for ordination at St Aidan's College, Birkenhead and was ordained both deacon and priest in 1889.[6][7] His first positions were curacies at St Thomas' Leeds and St Margaret's Ilkley.[8]

From 1896 he was Rector of St Thomas’ in Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland and then chaplain to the Bishop of Brisbane.[9] In 1902 it was announced that he would become Bishop of North Queensland, and he was consecrated as such on 17 August 1902 at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, by Archbishop Saumarez Smith.[10] He served as bishop until 1913.[11]

Frodsham served as a military chaplain from 1899 to 1910, and later again in 1922, the senior chaplain to the Northern Command of the British Army.[12]

Whilst in Townsville, he was passionate in founding an Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine facility.[13][14][15]

On his return to England he was a canon residentiary at Gloucester Cathedral. In 1920 he became vicar of Halifax, West Yorkshire, a position he held until his death.[11]

Later life

Frodsham died in Halifax on 6 March 1937.[11][16][12]

References

  1. ^ National Library of Australia
  2. ^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ^ "Births Dec 1863 in Altrincham, Cheshire". FreeBMD. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ "The Bishop of North Queensland". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. LXXIV, no. 2199. New South Wales, Australia. 30 August 1902. p. 548. Retrieved 13 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: George Horsfall Frodsham". Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ Ordinations Ripon The Times Tuesday, 24 September 1889; pg. 10; Issue 32812; col E
  7. ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: George Horsfall Frodsham". Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  8. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  9. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 543.
  10. ^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36849. London. 18 August 1902. p. 6.
  11. ^ a b c Bishop Frodsham Work In Australia And At Home The Times Monday, 8 March 1937; pg. 16; Issue 47627; col D
  12. ^ a b "Bishop FRODSHAM dead". The Courier-Mail. No. 1098. Queensland, Australia. 8 March 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Tropical research in Australia". Wagga Wagga Express. Vol. XLVIX, no. 8604. New South Wales, Australia. 18 June 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Institute of Tropical Medicine". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). No. 10, 624. New South Wales, Australia. 12 June 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Institute of Tropical Medicine". Cairns Morning Post. Vol. 23, no. 441. Queensland, Australia. 15 May 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Deaths Mar 1937 in Halifax, West Yorkshire". FreeBMD. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

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