Somerset Walpole

The Right Reverend Somerset Walpole
Bishop of Edinburgh
Somerset Walpole as Bishop of Edinburgh in 1921
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Edinburgh
Elected	1910
In office	1910-1929
Predecessor	John Dowden
Successor	Harry Reid
Orders
Consecration	24 June 1910
Personal details
Born	(1854-11-09)9 November 1854 Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	4 March 1929(1929-03-04) (aged 74) Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Mildred Helen
Children	3
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

George Henry Somerset Walpole (9 November 1854 – 4 March 1929), known as Somerset Walpole^[1] was an Anglican priest, bishop, teacher and author. After early service in the west of England he moved first to Auckland, New Zealand, and then to New York, before returning to England. After educational work in Durham and pastoral work in London he was elected Bishop of Edinburgh in 1910, and held the post until his death.

A moderate High Churchman, Walpole was well disposed to and trusted by co-religionists of different views. He published more than twenty books on theology and practical religious matters. The eldest of his three children was the novelist Hugh Walpole.