Charles Walter Carrington (1859–1941) was Dean of Christchurch [1] from 1913 to 1927. [2]
He was born in Bath, son of Henry Edmund Carrington, proprietor and editor of the Bath Chronicle, and was educated at the University of Cambridge. [3] After an earlier career as an engineer he was ordained in 1888. [4] After a curacy in Notting Hill he was Mission Chaplain to the Bishop of Lichfield then Vicar of Christ Church, West Bromwich. [5] He was Principal [6] of the Upper Department [7] at Christ's College, Christchurch [8] until his appointment as Dean. [9]
He died on 30 July 1941. [10] One of his sons, Philip, was Bishop of Quebec and Metropolitan of Canada; [11] while another, Christopher, died in the First World War. [12] His son Charles fought in both World Wars and became Professor of Commonwealth Relations at the Royal Institute of International Affairs. [13]
Charles Walter Carrington (1859–1941) was Dean of Christchurch [1] from 1913 to 1927. [2]
He was born in Bath, son of Henry Edmund Carrington, proprietor and editor of the Bath Chronicle, and was educated at the University of Cambridge. [3] After an earlier career as an engineer he was ordained in 1888. [4] After a curacy in Notting Hill he was Mission Chaplain to the Bishop of Lichfield then Vicar of Christ Church, West Bromwich. [5] He was Principal [6] of the Upper Department [7] at Christ's College, Christchurch [8] until his appointment as Dean. [9]
He died on 30 July 1941. [10] One of his sons, Philip, was Bishop of Quebec and Metropolitan of Canada; [11] while another, Christopher, died in the First World War. [12] His son Charles fought in both World Wars and became Professor of Commonwealth Relations at the Royal Institute of International Affairs. [13]