Claude Martin Blagden
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Claude Martin Blagden was an eminent Anglican Bishop
in the first half of the 20th century. He was born April 18, 1874, the fifth son and youngest child of the eight children of Reverend Henry Charles Blagden (1831–1914) and Emma Ladd Pilcher (1835–1936). His father was the Vicar of Milcombe, a small village in Oxfordshire (2001 population = 630), and Claude was born in the vicarage. When his parents moved into the home it was newly built and today is privately owned and known as “Milcombe House.” Near the vicarage is the Church of St. Laurence which was built of local Horton stone in the 13th century and was restored several times, most significantly just before the Blagdens moved in.
Rev. Blagden was educated at Bradfield
in his youth, a boarding school for young men, and from there he entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford
on October 18, 1892. He received the B.A., Literae Humaniores in 1896; M.A., 1899, the same year he was ordained. He was awarded the diploma Doctor of Divinity in 1927, and he was a tutor at Corpus Christi, Oxford from 1896-1912.
He married, first, Edith Daisy Hassall (1878–1918), daughter of Emily and Henry Addison Hassall, on December 28, 1905, at Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire, England. Edith had been a governess at the Deanery at Christ Church College. Their marriage produced no children, but during that period Rev. Blagden left his posts at Oxford and became Rector of Rugby in Warwickshire from 1912 to 1927, later Canon of Coventry from 1918 to 1920, and then Archdeacon of Warwick from 1920 to 1923. Edith died on October 16, 1918 at Rugby. The Archdeacon married, second, Evelyn Hester Dewar (1885–1956), daughter of William Dewar and Anne Eveline Sadler of Rugby, Warwickshire, on April 23, 1922 at Rugby. The couple was married thirty years.
Immediately prior to becoming a bishop, Blagden was both rector at Rugby and Archdeacon of Coventry. He was elevated to the See
of Peterborough
in Westminster Abbey, on March 25, 1927, by the Bishop of Winchester and in the presence of several bishops from other dioceses - a post he held for 22 years. He died on September 7, 1952 at Rugby. He was survived by his wife Evelyn, who died on September 10, 1956 at Preston, Lancashire, England.
Right Reverend
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Claude Martin Blagden was an eminent Anglican Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
in the first half of the 20th century. He was born April 18, 1874, the fifth son and youngest child of the eight children of Reverend Henry Charles Blagden (1831–1914) and Emma Ladd Pilcher (1835–1936). His father was the Vicar of Milcombe, a small village in Oxfordshire (2001 population = 630), and Claude was born in the vicarage. When his parents moved into the home it was newly built and today is privately owned and known as “Milcombe House.” Near the vicarage is the Church of St. Laurence which was built of local Horton stone in the 13th century and was restored several times, most significantly just before the Blagdens moved in.
Rev. Blagden was educated at Bradfield
Bradfield College
Bradfield College is a coeducational independent school located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire.The college was founded in 1850 by Thomas Stevens, Rector and Lord of the Manor of Bradfield...
in his youth, a boarding school for young men, and from there he entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
on October 18, 1892. He received the B.A., Literae Humaniores in 1896; M.A., 1899, the same year he was ordained. He was awarded the diploma Doctor of Divinity in 1927, and he was a tutor at Corpus Christi, Oxford from 1896-1912.
He married, first, Edith Daisy Hassall (1878–1918), daughter of Emily and Henry Addison Hassall, on December 28, 1905, at Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire, England. Edith had been a governess at the Deanery at Christ Church College. Their marriage produced no children, but during that period Rev. Blagden left his posts at Oxford and became Rector of Rugby in Warwickshire from 1912 to 1927, later Canon of Coventry from 1918 to 1920, and then Archdeacon of Warwick from 1920 to 1923. Edith died on October 16, 1918 at Rugby. The Archdeacon married, second, Evelyn Hester Dewar (1885–1956), daughter of William Dewar and Anne Eveline Sadler of Rugby, Warwickshire, on April 23, 1922 at Rugby. The couple was married thirty years.
Immediately prior to becoming a bishop, Blagden was both rector at Rugby and Archdeacon of Coventry. He was elevated to the See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
of Peterborough
Bishop of Peterborough
The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire...
in Westminster Abbey, on March 25, 1927, by the Bishop of Winchester and in the presence of several bishops from other dioceses - a post he held for 22 years. He died on September 7, 1952 at Rugby. He was survived by his wife Evelyn, who died on September 10, 1956 at Preston, Lancashire, England.