Samuel Barnett (reformer)

This article is about the English cleric and social reformer. For other people, see Samuel Barnett (disambiguation).

Samuel Barnett
Samuel Augustus Barnett by George Frederic Watts
Personal details
Born
Samuel Augustus Barnett

(1844-02-08)8 February 1844
Bristol, England, UK
Died17 June 1913(1913-06-17) (aged 69)
Hove, Sussex, England, UK
NationalityEnglish
SpouseDame Henrietta Barnett
OccupationPriest, humanitarian

Samuel Augustus Barnett (8 February 1844 – 17 June 1913[1]) was a Church of England cleric and social reformer who was particularly associated with the establishment of the first university settlement, Toynbee Hall, in east London in 1884. He is often referred to as Canon Barnett, having served as Canon of Westminster Abbey from 1906 until death.

  1. ^ Who's Who 1914, p. xxi