Henry Williams (bishop)

Bishop H.H. Williams by Reginald Grenville Eves

Henry Herbert Williams CH (19 December 1872 – 29 September 1961) was an English clergyman who served as Bishop of Carlisle.

Williams was the elder son of Rev. John Williams, Vicar of Poppleton.[1] He was educated at St Peter's School, York and The Queen's College, Oxford. He began his ministry in 1900 as a tutor and lecturer in philosophy at Hertford College, Oxford[2] and in 1913 he became Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[3] From 1920 to 1941 he was Bishop of Carlisle.[4][5] He died on 29 September 1961.[6]

He is credited with the quote "furious activity is no substitute for understanding".[7]

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  2. ^ "St Giles, Oxford". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  3. ^ St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. Institution Of The New Principal The Times Tuesday, 30 September 1913; p. 10; Issue 40330; col E
  4. ^ Bishops of Carlisle
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  6. ^ Obituary Rt. Rev. H. H. Williams Former Bishop Of Carlisle The Times Saturday, 30 September 1961; p. 10; Issue 55200; col E
  7. ^ Fripp, Jon; Fripp, Michael; Fripp, Deborah (2000). Speaking of Science. Eagle Rock, Va: Newnes. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-878707-51-2.