Charles Fane de Salis
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Charles Fane de Salis (1860–1942), MA, DD (theol), was Bishop of Taunton
from 1911 to 1930.
, Oxfordshire on 18th or 9 March 1860 into an occasionally clerical family, he was educated at Eton
and Exeter College, Oxford
. Ordained in 1883 he was Curate
at St. Michael's, Coventry
, Vicar
of Milverton
, then East Brent and Prebendary
of Coombe
before a 19 year stint as Suffragan Bishop of Taunton
. He died on 24 January 1942 and is commemorated in a memorial on the west wall of Wells Cathedral
. His paternal grandfather (a pre-Tractarian) was Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio
. William Fane de Salis
was an uncle, Lord Bishop Foster
a great-grandfather, and John Francis Charles, 7th Count de Salis-Soglio
was a first cousin once removed. His names Charles and Fane were derived from his ancestor Charles, 1st Viscount Fane.
16.2.1828, died Virginia Water
18.2.1915), of Portnall Park. He was educated at Eton
c1841 and then Exeter College, Oxford
(M.A.). Later he was a JP (for Surrey), and sometime chairman of Egham's Holloway Sanatorium
, and of the Old Windsor Board of Guardians. Henry was Rector of Fringford
, Bicester, Oxfordshire from 1852 until 1872 when he inherited Portnall Park, Virginia Water
, Staines, Surrey from his brother-in-law, Colonel Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner (1788-1872)
(High Sheriff, Surrey, 1838). He had married, on 29.3.1853, (Minnie) Grace Elizabeth Henley, (born 8.7.1823, died Virginia Water
28.8.1898), daughter of the Rt. Hon. Joseph Warner Henley
, MP (he was part of Lord Derby's
capable but infamous Who? Who? Ministry
), of Waterperry
House, Oxfordshire, by his wife Georgina (d.1864) (married 9 Dec. 1817), fourth daughter of John Fane (d.1824) of Wormsley, MP, by his wife Lady Elizabeth Parker (d.1829), daughter of Thomas, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield
. Joseph Warner Henley's great-grandfather (Francis) came to England from Cork as a cabin boy and became a London waterman
.
, by Lady Mary Frances, daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
. They had two daughters and a son who died in 1991.
Bishop of Taunton
The Bishop of Taunton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 and takes its name after Taunton, the county town of Somerset.The...
from 1911 to 1930.
Biography
Born in FringfordFringford
Fringford is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about northeast of Bicester. The parish is bounded to the east by the Roman road that linked Alchester Roman Town with Roman Towcester, to the south by a brook that joins the River Bure, to the north mostly by a brook that is a tributary of...
, Oxfordshire on 18th or 9 March 1860 into an occasionally clerical family, he was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
. Ordained in 1883 he was Curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at St. Michael's, Coventry
St. Michael's, Coventry
St. Michael's is an electoral ward in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Its population is 19,863 . In 2001, its population was 56% white British and 23% Asian or Asian British, many of whom Bangladeshi. The ward includes many students, and 20- to 24-year-olds make up over 20% of the...
, Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of Milverton
Milverton
Milverton is the name of several places, each deriving its name from the county of Somerset:-People:*Arthur Richards, 1st Baron Milverton*Charles Augustus Milverton, fictional character in The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton by Arthur Conan Doyle...
, then East Brent and Prebendary
Prebendary
A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
of Coombe
Coombe, Gloucestershire
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before a 19 year stint as Suffragan Bishop of Taunton
Bishop of Taunton
The Bishop of Taunton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 and takes its name after Taunton, the county town of Somerset.The...
. He died on 24 January 1942 and is commemorated in a memorial on the west wall of Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, who lives at the adjacent Bishop's Palace....
. His paternal grandfather (a pre-Tractarian) was Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio
Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio
Jerome de Salis, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio DL, JP, FRS , Illustris et Magnificus was an Anglo-Grison-Irish noble, visionary, vegetarian and landowner....
. William Fane de Salis
William Andreas Salicus Fane De Salis
William Andreas Salius Fane de Salis was a businessman, colonialist, and barrister.De Salis was the third son of Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio , by his third wife, Henrietta Foster . Peter John Fane, Count de Salis was an elder half-brother. William Foster Stawell was a first cousin, and the...
was an uncle, Lord Bishop Foster
William Foster (bishop)
William Foster, D.D. was a Church of Ireland bishop.The younger son of Anthony Foster he was chaplain to the Irish House of Commons . Then successively Bishop of Cork and Ross , Bishop of Kilmore and Bishop of Clogher.-Family:He married Catharina-Letitia daughter of Rev. Dr...
a great-grandfather, and John Francis Charles, 7th Count de Salis-Soglio
John Francis Charles, 7th Count de Salis-Soglio
Sir John Francis Charles de Salis, 7th Count de Salis, KCMG, CVO was a British diplomat and landowner.He was the eldest son of Count John Francis William de Salis , a diplomat and renowned numismaticist of Hillingdon, by his wife Amelia Frances Harriet , daughter of Christopher Tower, JP DL MP, of...
was a first cousin once removed. His names Charles and Fane were derived from his ancestor Charles, 1st Viscount Fane.
Family
He was the fourth and youngest son of Rev. Count Henry Jerome Augustine Fane de Salis, (born PisaPisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
16.2.1828, died Virginia Water
Virginia Water
Virginia Water is an affluent village, a lake and, originally, a stream, the village being in the Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey and the bodies of water stretching over the borders of Runnymede, Old Windsor and Sunninghill and Ascot, England....
18.2.1915), of Portnall Park. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
c1841 and then Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
(M.A.). Later he was a JP (for Surrey), and sometime chairman of Egham's Holloway Sanatorium
Holloway Sanatorium
Holloway Sanatorium was an institution for the treatment of the insane, located on of parkland near the town of Virginia Water, Surrey, within the boundary of the Greater London Urban Area, about south-west of Charing Cross....
, and of the Old Windsor Board of Guardians. Henry was Rector of Fringford
Fringford
Fringford is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about northeast of Bicester. The parish is bounded to the east by the Roman road that linked Alchester Roman Town with Roman Towcester, to the south by a brook that joins the River Bure, to the north mostly by a brook that is a tributary of...
, Bicester, Oxfordshire from 1852 until 1872 when he inherited Portnall Park, Virginia Water
Portnall Park, Virginia Water
Portnall Park is in Virginia Water, Egham, Surrey on Bagshot road, three miles from Egham, and 21 from London'.-History:A house was built at Potnalls, Potenall, Portenall, or Portnall Park by c. 1770. In 1804 Rev...
, Staines, Surrey from his brother-in-law, Colonel Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner (1788-1872)
Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner (1788-1872)
Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner was an English militia colonel, magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant..-Life:He was the only son of the Rev...
(High Sheriff, Surrey, 1838). He had married, on 29.3.1853, (Minnie) Grace Elizabeth Henley, (born 8.7.1823, died Virginia Water
Virginia Water
Virginia Water is an affluent village, a lake and, originally, a stream, the village being in the Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey and the bodies of water stretching over the borders of Runnymede, Old Windsor and Sunninghill and Ascot, England....
28.8.1898), daughter of the Rt. Hon. Joseph Warner Henley
Joseph Warner Henley
Joseph Warner Henley PC, DL, JP , often simply J. W. Henley, was a British Conservative politician, best known for serving in the protectionist governments of Lord Derby in the 1850s.-Political career:...
, MP (he was part of Lord Derby's
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley...
capable but infamous Who? Who? Ministry
Who? Who? Ministry
The First Derby Ministry, known as the "Who? Who?" Ministry, was a short-lived British Conservative Government which was in power for a matter of months in 1852. Lord Derby was the Prime Minister and Benjamin Disraeli served as Chancellor of the Exchequer...
), of Waterperry
Waterperry
Waterperry is a village beside the River Thame about east of Oxford in Oxfordshire and close to the county boundary with Buckinghamshire.The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin has Saxon origins and notable medieval stained glass, sculptural memorials, Georgian box pews and...
House, Oxfordshire, by his wife Georgina (d.1864) (married 9 Dec. 1817), fourth daughter of John Fane (d.1824) of Wormsley, MP, by his wife Lady Elizabeth Parker (d.1829), daughter of Thomas, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield
Earl of Macclesfield
Earl of Macclesfield is a title that has been created twice. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1679 in favour of the soldier and politician Charles Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard...
. Joseph Warner Henley's great-grandfather (Francis) came to England from Cork as a cabin boy and became a London waterman
Watermen
Watermen are river workers who transfer passengers across and along city centre rivers and estuaries in Britain and its colonies. Most notable are those on the River Thames and River Medway, but other rivers such as the River Tyne and River Dee, Wales also had their watermen who formed guilds in...
.
Three brothers and a sister
- Rodolph, (born Fringford, 10.12.1854, died 26.11.1931 (buried Virginia Water). Lived in Acton, Westminster and Barkeston gardens, Kensington. Civil engineer. He inherited Portnall Park in 1915 and sold it in 1924. He lived subsequently at Finmere house, county Buckingham, which was within five miles of where he was born. Educated at Eton and MA (Trinity Hall, CantabTrinity Hall, CambridgeTrinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
); FGSGeological Society of LondonThe Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth"...
; AMICE. Chairman of Singer Motor CompanySinger (car)Singer was an automobile company founded in 1905 in Coventry, England. It was acquired by the Rootes Group of the United Kingdom in 1956, who continued the brand until 1970...
of Coventry; President of the Canal Association; chairman of the Grand Junction CanalGrand Junction CanalThe Grand Junction Canal is a canal in England from Braunston in Northamptonshire to the River Thames at Brentford, with a number of branches. The mainline was built between 1793 and 1805, to improve the route from the Midlands to London, by-passing the upper reaches of the River Thames near Oxford...
Co.; Director North Staffordshire RailwayNorth Staffordshire RailwayThe North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....
; the Great Central RailwayGreat Central RailwayThe Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...
; and the Coventry CanalCoventry CanalThe Coventry Canal is a navigable narrow canal in the Midlands of England.It starts in Coventry and ends 38 miles north at Fradley Junction, just north of Lichfield, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal...
. Lieutenant in the Surrey Volunteer Regiment. His recreations were listed in Who's Who as motoring and golfing. A member of United University ClubUnited University ClubThe United University Club was a London gentlemen's club, founded in 1821. It occupied the purpose-built University Club House, at 1, Suffolk Street, London, England, from 1826 until 1971.-Formation and membership:...
and Garrick ClubGarrick ClubThe Garrick Club is a gentlemen's club in London.-History:The Garrick Club was founded at a meeting in the Committee Room at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on Wednesday 17 August 1831...
. His cars had number plates DU 4726 and DU 6765. By his first wife, Edith, daughter of E. Edwards Rousby of CottisfordCottisfordCottisford is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about south of Brackley in neighbouring Northamptonshire. The parish's northern and northwestern boundaries form part of the boundary between the two counties...
House, Northants, he had one daughter. He was photographed by Bassano in 1929.
- Sir Cecil, (born Fringford, 31.5.1857, died Wargrave 9.3.1948) (buried Harlington), of Dawley Court, Uxbridge, county Middlesex, which he inherited from his uncle WilliamWilliam Andreas Salicus Fane De SalisWilliam Andreas Salius Fane de Salis was a businessman, colonialist, and barrister.De Salis was the third son of Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio , by his third wife, Henrietta Foster . Peter John Fane, Count de Salis was an elder half-brother. William Foster Stawell was a first cousin, and the...
in 1896, he sold it in 1929; he lived later at Holly Cross House, Wargrave, Berks. (sold 1949). From 1889-1896 he lived at Portnall. Educated at Eton and MA (Christ Church, Oxon); barrister (called 1881); chairman Middlesex County council (1919–1924); chairman market gardeners H. & A. Pullen Burry, Ltd. of SomptingSomptingSompting is a village and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England, located between Lancing and Worthing, at the foot of the southern slope of the South Downs. Twentieth century development has linked it to Lancing. The civil parish covers an area of 10.35 square kilometres and has...
, West Sussex; JP (Middlesex, 1897); CB (1931); KCB (1935); Deputy Lieutenant (Middlesex, 1918); High Sheriff (Middlesex, 1905). Union Club (site now home to Canada HouseCanada HouseThe High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom in London is the diplomatic mission from Canada to the United Kingdom. It is housed in two buildings in London.-History:...
, Trafalgar Square). 14 children. His second but eldest surviving son Edmund lived his last 33 years at Bourne House, East WoodhayBourne House, East WoodhayBourne House, East Woodhay, lies at the north western tip of the parish of Widehaye in the Evingar hundred, in Hampshire, England.Bourne house, with a then small but neat estate of , five cottages, etc, was still described as Bourne cottage when it was sold to divine and writer Philip Antoine de...
.
- Sir William, (born Fringford 21.7.1858, died Roche Court, north FarehamFarehamThe market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation.It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area...
23.1.1939). Admiral; KBE (1922), JP (Hants., 1914); MVO; Prussian Order of the Red EagleOrder of the Red EagleThe Order of the Red Eagle was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful service to the kingdom, or other achievements...
(1904, ii classe); Portuguese Order of the Tower and SwordOrder of the Tower and SwordThe Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit is a Portuguese order of knighthood and the pinnacle of the Portuguese honours system. It was created by King Afonso V in 1459....
(1916); OgadenOgadenOgaden is the name of a territory comprising the southeastern portion of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. The inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Somali and Muslim. The title "Somali Galbeed", which means "Western Somalia," is often preferred by Somali irredentists.The region, which is...
Somali expedition (1901). A member of the United Services Club (building and portraits now possessed by Institute of DirectorsInstitute of DirectorsThe Institute of Directors is a UK-based organisation, established in 1903 and incorporated by royal charter in 1906 to support, represent and set standards for company directors...
. He lived at Brookfield, AlverstokeAlverstokeAlverstoke is a parish in the borough of Gosport, Hampshire, England, that encompasses land stretching from Haslar to Stokes Bay. Alverstoke lies within half a mile of the shore of Stokes Bay and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Portsmouth Harbour...
, Hampshire. In 1919 he was living at the Battine House, East MardenEast MardenEast Marden is a village on the spur of the South Downs in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is within the civil parish of Marden, West Sussex. It is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Meredone and was given in 1086 to Roger, Earl of Montgomery...
. By his first wife he had three children.
- Georgiana (born Fringford 18.9.1861, died 14.4.1910 (buried Virginia Water)). She married, on 19.1.1888, Rev. Robert (Ro) Abercromby Hamilton, (died 1937); curate of Sunningdale, Berks.; vicar of Stoke Lyne, co. Oxon.; vicar of CranbourneCranbourne, BerkshireCranbourne is a village in Berkshire, England, within the civil parish of Winkfield in the borough of Bracknell Forest.The settlement lies near to Windsor Great Park and Legoland Windsor, and is approximately south-west of Windsor. Neither Cranbourne Chase nor Cranbourne Lodge, which it surrounds,...
St. Peter, co. Berks., 1891-1910. MA (Oxon, St. John’s coll.). In later life his address was at Fairfield Lodge, Countess Wear, Devon. No issue.
Wife
Bishop Charles married, on 21.7.1896, Lady Mary Alice (28.6.1863 - 11.1.1930) daughter of Thomas Augustus Wolstenholme Parker, 6th Earl of MacclesfieldEarl of Macclesfield
Earl of Macclesfield is a title that has been created twice. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1679 in favour of the soldier and politician Charles Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard...
, by Lady Mary Frances, daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster KG, PC , styled Viscount Belgrave from 1802 to 1831 and Earl Belgrave from 1831 to 1845, was an English politician, landowner, property developer and benefactor....
. They had two daughters and a son who died in 1991.