Frederick Gell (24 September 1820 – 25 March 1902) was an eminent Anglican clergyman and Bishop of Madras 1861-1899.[1]
Gell was born in 1820,[2] the son of Philip Gell, rector of Derby. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1843.[3] Following graduation, he was appointed a Fellow at Christ's College, Cambridge,[4] and later that year ordained deacon.[5] Ordination as a priest followed the next year. In 1849, he was elected lecturer, and later dean and assistant tutor of the College.[6]
His first ecclesiastical post was as a Curate at Great St Mary's, Cambridge,[7] and in 1858 he was appointed Cambridge preacher at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. The following year he left Cambridge to become Domestic Chaplain to Archibald Campbell Tait, Bishop of London,[8] and two years later, in 1861, he became the fourth Bishop of Madras.[9] He held the office for over a quarter of a century, until he resigned from ill-health in 1899.
Gell chose to stay in India after his resignation. He died at Culford, Coonoor, South India, on 25 March 1902.[6]
References
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- ^ British Empire web-site
- ^ "Gell, Frederick (GL839F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The Times, Monday, 15 May 1843; pg. 3; Issue 18296; col B University Intelligence. Cambridge, May 13
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, 6 December 1843; pg. 7; Issue 18472; col C Ordination Deacons of Cambridge
- ^ a b The Times, Friday, 28 March 1902; pg. 7; Issue 36727; col A Obituary Frederick Gell
- ^ "Church web-site". Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- ^ "The Clergy List London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ The Times, Monday, 1 July 1861; pg. 6; Issue 23973; col E Consecration Of The Bishop Of Madras