Basil Wynne Willson | |
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Bishop of Bath and Wells | |
Memorial in
Wells Cathedral | |
Diocese | Diocese of Bath and Wells |
In office | 1921 – 1937 (ret.) |
Predecessor | George Kennion |
Opposed to | Francis Underhill |
Other post(s) | Dean of Bristol (1916–1921) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1904 |
Consecration | 1 November 1921 by Randall Davidson |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 August 1868 |
Died | 15 October 1946 | (aged 78)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | W. Wynne Willson (priest) [1] & a daughter of Michael Alexander [2] |
Spouse | Lilian Wills [1] |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
St John Basil Wynne Willson (surname Wynne-Willson; [3] 28 August 1868 – 15 October 1946) was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. He was the Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1921 to 1937. [1] [4]
The maternal grandson of Michael Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem, [2] Willson was educated at Cheltenham and St John's College, Cambridge. [5] He was an Assistant Master at The Leys School and Rugby before Headships at Haileybury College and Marlborough. [6] Ordained in 1904, he was appointed Dean of Bristol in 1916, [7] a post he held for five years. [8] The Bishop of Bristol ( George Nickson) and the Dean were strong supporters of Britain's involvement in the Great War and Willson, although 48, volunteered for the Army Chaplaincy. He was interviewed on 7 February 1917, and he asked to be posted to France or Salonika; [9] but bouts of colon pain and shortsightedness meant that he had to serve in England. [10] He left the army in 1918. He married Alice Lillian Wills in 1919, and died in 1946. [11] He was consecrated a bishop on All Saints' Day 1921 (1 November) by Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. [12] He then served as Bishop of Bath and Wells until his retirement on 1 November 1937. [13]
A classical scholar, Willson's translations included Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound; Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, Books 4 and 5; Virgil's Aeneid, Books 5 and 6; and Lucian of Samosata's Wonderland (Vera Historia). [1]
Basil Wynne Willson | |
---|---|
Bishop of Bath and Wells | |
Memorial in
Wells Cathedral | |
Diocese | Diocese of Bath and Wells |
In office | 1921 – 1937 (ret.) |
Predecessor | George Kennion |
Opposed to | Francis Underhill |
Other post(s) | Dean of Bristol (1916–1921) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1904 |
Consecration | 1 November 1921 by Randall Davidson |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 August 1868 |
Died | 15 October 1946 | (aged 78)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | W. Wynne Willson (priest) [1] & a daughter of Michael Alexander [2] |
Spouse | Lilian Wills [1] |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
St John Basil Wynne Willson (surname Wynne-Willson; [3] 28 August 1868 – 15 October 1946) was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. He was the Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1921 to 1937. [1] [4]
The maternal grandson of Michael Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem, [2] Willson was educated at Cheltenham and St John's College, Cambridge. [5] He was an Assistant Master at The Leys School and Rugby before Headships at Haileybury College and Marlborough. [6] Ordained in 1904, he was appointed Dean of Bristol in 1916, [7] a post he held for five years. [8] The Bishop of Bristol ( George Nickson) and the Dean were strong supporters of Britain's involvement in the Great War and Willson, although 48, volunteered for the Army Chaplaincy. He was interviewed on 7 February 1917, and he asked to be posted to France or Salonika; [9] but bouts of colon pain and shortsightedness meant that he had to serve in England. [10] He left the army in 1918. He married Alice Lillian Wills in 1919, and died in 1946. [11] He was consecrated a bishop on All Saints' Day 1921 (1 November) by Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. [12] He then served as Bishop of Bath and Wells until his retirement on 1 November 1937. [13]
A classical scholar, Willson's translations included Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound; Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, Books 4 and 5; Virgil's Aeneid, Books 5 and 6; and Lucian of Samosata's Wonderland (Vera Historia). [1]