Piers Claughton

Piers Calveley Claughton (8 June 1814 – 11 August 1884^[1]) was an Anglican colonial^[2] bishop^[3] and author.^[4]

Early life

The son of Thomas Claughton^[5] (M.P.^[6] for Newton, Lancashire, 1818 – 25)^[7] of Haydock Lodge,^[8] he was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford,^[9] where he graduated, B.A. (1835) and M.A. (1838). He was elected a Fellow of University College, Oxford in 1836.^[10]

Ordination and advancement

Following his ordination in 1838^[11] he was made rector^[12] of Elton, Huntingdonshire (1842 – 43; 1845 – 59),^[13] before becoming the first Bishop of St Helena (1859 – 61)^[14] and a subsequent translation^[15] to the Bishop of Colombo (1862 – 71). Upon his return to England he served as Archdeacon of London^[16] and a canon of St Paul's from 1870 to 1884^[17] and was appointed Chaplain-General of Her Majesty's Forces in 1875.^[18]

Death

He died in Maida Vale, London.^[19] A memorial tablet was placed in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, London in 1885.^[20]^[21] A stamp was issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of St Helena which bore his image. his brother was Bishop of Rochester from 1867 to 1877;^[22] and then of St Albans until 1890.^[7]

Publications

Amongst others he wrote:

Knowledge the Reward of Obedience, 1840
A Brief Comparison of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England with Holy Scripture, 1843
A Catechism in Six Parts, for the Sundays in Lent. 1847. ISBN 9781149742983.
The Gospel Invitation, 1859
The Jews in relation to the Church and the World, 1877
The Manner of the Growth of Christ's Kingdom, 1877

Notes and references

^ "Funeral of Bishop Claughton". Pall Mall Gazette. No. 6063. London, England. 15 August 1884.
^ Claughton 1872.
^ "Consecration Of The Bishop of St Helena". The Times. No. 24259. London, England. 30 May 1862. p. 12.
^ "Obituary for 1884". The Morning Post. No. 35109. London, England. 31 December 1884. p. 2.
^ Lane 1914.
^ Fisher 2009.
^ ^a ^b Sutton 1887.
^ Winwick, Lancashire
^ Foster 1888, p. 259.
^ "Oxford, Saturday Feb. 20". Jackson's Oxford Journal. Oxford, England). 20 February 1836.
^ "Ordinations". The Morning Post. No. 20951. London, England. 14 February 1838. p. 6.
^ Page 1936, pp. 154–166.
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1872 p48 London, Horace Cox, 1872
^ ECCLESIASTICAL The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tuesday, 24 May 1859; Issue 13393
^ 'RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE' The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald (Bury St Edmunds, England), Tuesday, 17 December 1861; Issue 4147
^ Guardian Newspaper Archive: 29 October 1884 - Page 12
^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory London, Hamilton & Co 1889
^ "No. 24199". The London Gazette. 13 April 1875. p. 2081.
^ THE LATE BISHOP CLAUGHTON The Times (London, England), Saturday, 16 Aug 1884; pg. 6; Issue 31214
^ Weirter 1909.
^ "Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p. 465: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909.
^ Whitehall May 11 The Times (London, England), Saturday, 12 May 1877; pg. 7; Issue 28940

Muss-Arnolt, William; Benton, Josiah Henry (1914). "CHAPTER XXXV THE SINHALESE PRAYER BOOK". The Book of Common Prayer Among the Nations of the World: A History of Translations of the Prayer Book of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church of America ; a Study, Based Mainly, on the Collection of Josiah Henry Benton. S.P.C.K.
Colonies And India Newspaper Archive: 24 October 1884 - Page 12
Lane, John Henry (1914). Newton in Makerfield: Its History, with some account of its people. Compiled from Authentic sources. John Henry Lane. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
Claughton, Piers Calverley (1872). "Last Days in Ceylon". Mission Life. Vol. III. pp. 67–72. Retrieved 1 October 2014 – via Project Canterbury.
Fisher, D. R. (2009). The House of Commons, 1820-1832 7 Volume Set. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-19314-6.
Sutton, Charles William (1887). "Claughton, Piers Calverley". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Foster, Joseph (1888). Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 ; Their Parentage, Birthplace and Year of Birth, with a Record of Their Degrees. Vol. I (A-D). Oxford: Parker.
Page, William (1936). "Parishes: Elton". In Proby, Granville; Ladds, S. Inskip (eds.). A History of the County of Huntingdon. Vol. 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
Weirter, L. (1909). Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral. London: William Macdonald Sinclair.

External links

Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
New diocese	Bishop of St Helena 1859 – 1862	Succeeded by Thomas Earle Welby
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by James Chapman	Bishop of Colombo 1862 – 1871	Succeeded by Hugh Willoughby Jermyn
Church of England titles
Preceded by William Hale Hale	Archdeacon of London 1871 – 1884	Succeeded by Edwin Hamilton Gifford
Preceded by George Robert Gleig	Chaplain-General to the Forces 1875 – 1884	Succeeded by John Cox Edghill

[1] "Funeral of Bishop Claughton". Pall Mall Gazette. No. 6063. London, England. 15 August 1884.

[FOOTNOTEClaughton1872-2] Claughton 1872.

[3] "Consecration Of The Bishop of St Helena". The Times. No. 24259. London, England. 30 May 1862. p. 12.

[4] "Obituary for 1884". The Morning Post. No. 35109. London, England. 31 December 1884. p. 2.

[FOOTNOTELane1914-5] Lane 1914.

[FOOTNOTEFisher2009-6] Fisher 2009.

[FOOTNOTESutton1887-7] Sutton 1887.

[8] Winwick, Lancashire

[FOOTNOTEFoster1888259-9] Foster 1888, p. 259.

[10] "Oxford, Saturday Feb. 20". Jackson's Oxford Journal. Oxford, England). 20 February 1836.

[11] "Ordinations". The Morning Post. No. 20951. London, England. 14 February 1838. p. 6.

[FOOTNOTEPage1936154–166-12] Page 1936, pp. 154–166.

[13] Crockford's Clerical Directory 1872 p48 London, Horace Cox, 1872

[14] ECCLESIASTICAL The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tuesday, 24 May 1859; Issue 13393

[15] 'RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE' The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald (Bury St Edmunds, England), Tuesday, 17 December 1861; Issue 4147

[16] Guardian Newspaper Archive: 29 October 1884 - Page 12

[17] The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory London, Hamilton & Co 1889

[18] "No. 24199". The London Gazette. 13 April 1875. p. 2081.

[19] THE LATE BISHOP CLAUGHTON The Times (London, England), Saturday, 16 Aug 1884; pg. 6; Issue 31214

[FOOTNOTEWeirter1909-20] Weirter 1909.

[21] "Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p. 465: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909.

[22] Whitehall May 11 The Times (London, England), Saturday, 12 May 1877; pg. 7; Issue 28940

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