Henry Matthew

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Henry James Matthew (15 January 1837 – 2 December 1898) was an eminent British Anglican colonial bishop in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.^[1]

Born in Cambridge, Matthew was educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2][3] A Chaplain at Simla in 1877, he was appointed Archdeacon of Lahore in 1877.^[2] In 1888 he became Bishop of Lahore.^[4] An acclaimed preacher,^[5] he died in post, in Lahore, in 1898.^[6] He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).

References

1. The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, Hamilton & Co, 1889
2. "Matthew, Henry James (MTW855HJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. The Times, Saturday, Dec 24, 1887; pg. 11; Issue 32264; col A From the London Gazette, Friday, Dec. 23. Whitehall
4. The Times, Saturday, Jan 07, 1888; pg. 10; Issue 32276; col F Consecration Of The Bishop Of Lahore
5. E. Chatterton, A History of the Church of England in India since the early days of the East India Company, London, SPCK, 1924
6. The Times, Wednesday, Mar 01, 1899; pg. 11; Issue 35765; col D Ecclesiastical Intelligence.