Frederic Chancellor

Frederic Chancellor RA FRIBA
Chancellor, c. 1889
Born	27 April 1825 Chelsea, London
Died	3 January 1918 Chelmsford, Essex
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Chancellor & Son of Chelmsford

Frederic Chancellor RA, FRIBA, JP (27 April 1825 – 3 January 1918)^[1] was an English architect and surveyor who spent much of his career working in Chelmsford, Essex, and its surrounding areas. His works included private houses, municipal buildings, churches, parsonages, banks and schools. It was during his later career that he concentrated on ecclesiastical buildings for which he became best known. A prolific architect, around 730 buildings have been attributed to him, 570 of which are in Essex.

Chancellor was the Mayor of Chelmsford on six occasions between 1888 until 1906. He held senior posts in Chelmsford Town and Essex County councils and was elected as a freeman of the city in 1917. He retired that year and died at his home in Chelmsford in 1918.