HENSON (Herbert Hensley, 1863-1947, Bishop of Hereford and then Durham, Scholar and Controversialist)

Early Autograph Letter Signed to 'Mr Librarian' recommending "Mr J. Wood, Non-Collegiate Student as a fit person to use the Codrington Libaray ...", 1 side 8vo., All Soul's College, Oxford headed paper, 10th February

Hensley Henson was Canon of Westminster and Rector of St. Margaret's 1900-1912, and Dean of Durham 1912-1918. The son of a zealous member of the Plymouth Brethren, Henson was not allowed to go to school until he was fourteen, and was largely self-educated. He was admitted to the University of Oxford, and gained a first-class degree in 1884. In the same year he was elected as a Fellow of All Souls, where he began to make a reputation as a speaker. He was ordained as a priest in 1888.

Item Date:  1885

Stock No:  40677      £35

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