George Tomlinson (bishop)
| The Right Reverend George Tomlinson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Gibraltar | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Gibraltar |
| In office | 1842–1863 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | England |
| Died |
6 February 1863 Gibraltar |
George Tomlinson (1794 – 6 February 1863)[1] was an English cleric, the Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar from 1842 to 1863.
Life
Tomlinson was first educated at St Saviour's Grammar School, Southwark,[2] and entered St John's College, Cambridge in 1818, matriculating in 1819. He graduated B.A. in 1823, M.A. in 1826, and D.D. in 1842.[3] He was founder of the Cambridge Apostles.[2]
Ordained in 1822, Tomlinson became chaplain to William Howley, the Bishop of London, and was employed as a tutor by Sir Robert Peel.[3] In 1825 he became secretary to the City of London Infant School Society, a High Church alternative around Howley, Peel and Charles Blomfield to the Infant School Society of Samuel Wilderspin.[4]
From 1831 to 1842 Tomlinson was secretary to the SPCK.[3] There he wrote for the Saturday Magazine, and founded the Clergy List and Ecclesiastical Gazette. In 1840 he undertook an ecumenical mission in the Levant, and wrote a report on it.[5]
Tomlinson arrived in Gibraltar in 1842 with Robert Thomas Wilson, the new governor, on HMS Warspite.[6] He died there on 9 February 1863, at age 62.[3]
Family
Tomlinson married twice. His first wife was Louisa, daughter of Sir Patrick Stuart KCMG; they were married in 1848, and she died in 1850. His second wife was Eleanor Jane, daughter of Colonel Fraser of Castle Fraser; they were married in 1855.[7]
References
- ↑ "The Mediterranean: From Our Own Correspondent". The Morning Post. London, England. 20 February 1863. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-08-13 – via The British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 Lubenow, W. C. (1999). The Cambridge Apostles 1820-1914. Cambridge University Press. p. 27.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tomlinson, George (TMLN818G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Phillip MacCann; Francis A. Young (1982). Samuel Wilderspin and the infant school movement. Croom Helm, Limited. pp. 74–5. ISBN 978-0-7099-2903-1. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ Peter Allen (10 June 2010). The Cambridge Apostles: The Early Years. Cambridge University Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-521-14254-0. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ E.G. Archer (2006). Gibraltar Identity and Empire. Psychology Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-415-34796-9. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ Thomas Baker (1869). History of the College of St. John Evangelist, Cambridge. p. 975. Retrieved 2 April 2013.