William Stubbs


William Stubbs

Bishop of Oxford
Portrait by Hubert von Herkomer, 1885
DioceseOxford
In office1889 to 1901
PredecessorJohn Mackarness
SuccessorFrancis Paget
Other post(s)Regius Professor of Modern History (1866–1884)
Bishop of Chester (1884–1889)
Orders
Consecration25 April 1884
Personal details
Born(1825-06-21)21 June 1825
Died22 April 1901(1901-04-22) (aged 75)
Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England
BuriedAll Saints, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseCatherine Dellar
EducationRipon Grammar School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Arms: Sable on a bend nebuly Or between two bezants each charged with a pheon also Sable three buckles Proper. [1]

William Stubbs HonFRSE (21 June 1825 – 22 April 1901) was an English historian and Anglican bishop. He was Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford between 1866 and 1884. He was Bishop of Chester from 1884 to 1889 and Bishop of Oxford from 1889 to 1901.[2]

  1. ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ Cam, 1948