Samuel Hinds (bishop)
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Samuel Hinds, DD
(23 December 1793 – 7 February 1872), was a British
clergyman. He was appointed Bishop of Norwich
in 1849 and resigned in 1857. Hinds was of the Anglo-Catholic persuasion. He had strong links with the colonisation of New Zealand
and the town of Hinds, New Zealand
is named after him.
. His father, Abel Hinds, was a member of a family who were amongst the earlier settlers and chief land proprietors of that island. they had made their money from the sugar plantations there. He was educated at Charterhouse
and The Queen's College
, Oxford
and obtained the Chancellor's prize for the Latin essay in 1818. He was appointed Dean of Carlisle in 1848 before being appointed Bishop of Norwich in 1849. He resigned his Bishopric in 1857. He died in Notting Hill
, London
in 1872. His estate was valued at c.£60,000 for probate.
Hinds served as assistant curate to the Revd. Henry Handley Norris
at St John, Hackney
before becoming principal of Codrington College Grammar School in Barbados (1822-1823). From 1827-1831 he was Vice Principal of St Alban Hall, Oxford and in 1831 became Principal of Codrington College
, Barbados. From 1831-1833 he was Chaplain to Richard Whately
, Archbishop of Dublin
before being appointed Vicar of Yardley
, Hertfordshire in 1835. In 1843 he was appointed Prebendary of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
, and incumbent of the united parishes of Castleknock
, Clonsilla
, and Mulhuddart
. From 1845 he was once again chaplain to Whately, and also to the Earl of Bessborough
, and the Earl of Clarendon
when Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
Hinds married a daughter of Abel Clinkett, the editor-proprietor of The Barbadian, (she died in 1834). He subsequently married Emily (b.c.1833) in c. 1856.
Doctor of Divinity
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(23 December 1793 – 7 February 1872), was a British
United Kingdom
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clergyman. He was appointed Bishop of Norwich
Bishop of Norwich
The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided...
in 1849 and resigned in 1857. Hinds was of the Anglo-Catholic persuasion. He had strong links with the colonisation of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and the town of Hinds, New Zealand
Hinds, New Zealand
Hinds is a small town in the Mid-Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains on the south bank of the Hinds River, which reaches the Pacific Ocean between the nearby localities of Longbeach and Lowcliffe...
is named after him.
Life
Hinds was born in BarbadosBarbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. His father, Abel Hinds, was a member of a family who were amongst the earlier settlers and chief land proprietors of that island. they had made their money from the sugar plantations there. He was educated at Charterhouse
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
and The Queen's College
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
, Oxford
University of Oxford
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and obtained the Chancellor's prize for the Latin essay in 1818. He was appointed Dean of Carlisle in 1848 before being appointed Bishop of Norwich in 1849. He resigned his Bishopric in 1857. He died in Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
, London
London
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in 1872. His estate was valued at c.£60,000 for probate.
Hinds served as assistant curate to the Revd. Henry Handley Norris
Henry Handley Norris
Henry Handley Norris was an English clergyman and theologian. He was the clerical leader of the High Church grouping later known as the Hackney Phalanx, that grew up around him and his friend Joshua Watson.-Life:...
at St John, Hackney
Church of St John-at-Hackney
The Church of St John at Hackney is situated in the London Borough of Hackney. It was built in 1792, in an open field, north east of Hackney's medieval parish church, of which only St Augustine's Tower remains...
before becoming principal of Codrington College Grammar School in Barbados (1822-1823). From 1827-1831 he was Vice Principal of St Alban Hall, Oxford and in 1831 became Principal of Codrington College
Codrington College
Codrington College is an Anglican theological college in St. John, Barbados. It was founded by Christopher Codrington, who after his death in 1710 left portions of his 'estates' - two slave labour plantations on Barbados and areas of Barbuda - to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in...
, Barbados. From 1831-1833 he was Chaplain to Richard Whately
Richard Whately
Richard Whately was an English rhetorician, logician, economist, and theologian who also served as the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin.-Life and times:...
, Archbishop of Dublin
Archbishop of Dublin
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before being appointed Vicar of Yardley
Yardley
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, Hertfordshire in 1835. In 1843 he was appointed Prebendary of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Saint Patrick's Cathedral , or more formally, the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Patrick is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland which was founded in 1191. The Church has designated it as The National Cathedral of Ireland...
, and incumbent of the united parishes of Castleknock
Castleknock
Castleknock is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the west of the modern administrative county of Fingal within the traditional county of Dublin. It is located west of the centre of Dublin....
, Clonsilla
Clonsilla
Clonsilla is a suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland.-Location and access:Originally a small village in its own right, Clonsilla is now a large residential suburban area, with Ongar and other localities developing their own subsidiary identities...
, and Mulhuddart
Mulhuddart
Mulhuddart is a suburb situated to the north-west of Dublin city, in the barony of Castleknock, Ireland. The River Tolka passes near the village.-Location and access:The N3 dual carriageway now by-passes the village...
. From 1845 he was once again chaplain to Whately, and also to the Earl of Bessborough
John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough
John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough PC , known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician...
, and the Earl of Clarendon
George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
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when Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
Hinds married a daughter of Abel Clinkett, the editor-proprietor of The Barbadian, (she died in 1834). He subsequently married Emily (b.c.1833) in c. 1856.