Robert Holtby
Robert Tinsley Holtby FSA was an Anglican priest[1] and author.[2] in the second half of the 20th century.
Born in Thornton-le-Dale[3] on 25 February 1921[4] and educated at Scarborough College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, he was ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1947.[5] In that year he married Mary, the elder daughter of Eric Graham, the Bishop of Brechin:[6] they had three children. He was Curate of Pocklington until 1948 when he became a Chaplain to the Forces. Following this he was Chaplain and an Assistant Master at Malvern College[3] then St Edward's School, Oxford. From 1959 to 1967 he was a Canon Residentiary at Carlisle Cathedral and a Director of Education, Diocese of Carlisle. For the next decade he was General Secretary of the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. During the same period, he was a member of the Schools Committee, Church of England Board of Education, serving as Secretary (1967–74) and then General Secretary (1974–77). He was Dean of Chichester[7] from 1977 until his retirement in 1989. He died on 13 March 2003.[8]
References
- ^ National Archives
- ^ Amongst other papers he wrote “Daniel Waterland, A Study in 18th Century Orthodoxy”, 1966; “Carlisle Cathedral Library and Records Office”, 1966; “Eric Graham, 1888–1964”, 1967; “Carlisle Cathedral”, 1969; “Chichester Cathedral”, 1980; “Robert Wright Stopford”, 1988; “Bishop William Otter”, 1989; “Eric Milner-White”, 1991; and “The Minster School, York”, 1994 > British Library web site accessed 5 December 2009
- ^ a b Obituary of the Very Rev Robert Tinsley Holtby. The Independent. 9 April 2003.
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ The Times, Monday, 24 November 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50926; col B Marriages
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- ^ "The Very Rev Robert Holtby". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018.
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Preceded by | Dean of Chichester 1977 – 1989 | Succeeded by |
External links
- Obituary in The Independent, 9 April 2003.
- Obituary in The Daily Telegraph, 19 March 2003.
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