Selwyn was ordained deacon by his father at Lichfield Cathedral in 1869 and became a priest the following year. He served as curate of All Saints Church, Alrewas, Staffordshire from 1869 to 1870, then curate of St George's Church, Wolverhampton from 1870 to 1871, before promotion to Vicar of St George's. In 1873 Selwyn travelled to Melanesia as a missionary, and four years later was consecrated Bishop of Melanesia.
Illness forced him to return to England in 1891.[4] Selwyn was appointed the second master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 1893. He held this position until he moved to Pau, France, at the beginning of 1898 on account of bad health. He died in Pau on 12 February 1898 within two weeks of his arrival and is buried there.
Selwyn married Clara Long-Innes and, after her death in 1877, Annie Catherine, eldest daughter of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, the Australian industrialist.[1]
The south-east window of the chapel of Selwyn College was dedicated to the memory of John Selwyn in 1900.[5]
john, selwyn, bishop, john, richardson, selwyn, 1844, february, 1898, anglican, priest, became, second, bishop, melanesia, then, second, master, selwyn, college, cambridge, john, richardson, selwynbishop, melanesiabishop, john, selwynchurchchurch, englanddioce. John Richardson Selwyn 20 May 1844 12 February 1898 1 was an Anglican priest who became the second Bishop of Melanesia and then the second Master of Selwyn College Cambridge John Richardson SelwynBishop of MelanesiaBishop John SelwynChurchChurch of EnglandDioceseMelanesiaAppointed18 February 1877PredecessorJohn PattesonSuccessorCecil WilsonOrdersOrdination1869by George Augustus Selwyn his father Consecration18 February 1877by Samuel Nevill Bishop of Dunedin Andrew Suter Bishop of Nelson Octavius Hadfield Bishop of Wellington William Cowie Bishop of Auckland Henry Harper Primate of New Zealand Personal detailsBorn 1844 05 20 20 May 1844Waimate North New ZealandDied12 February 1898 1898 02 12 aged 53 Pau FranceParentsGeorge Augustus Selwyn and Sarah Harriet nee Richardson SpouseClara Long Innes m 1872 died 1877 wbr Anne Catherine Mort m 1885 wbr EducationEton CollegeAlma materTrinity College Cambridge Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife editSelwyn was born in Waimate North New Zealand the youngest son of George Augustus Selwyn and his wife Sarah Harriet the only daughter of Sir John Richardson His father was the first Bishop of New Zealand and then Bishop of Lichfield in whose memory Selwyn College Dunedin and Selwyn College Cambridge were named Selwyn was educated at Eton College and Trinity College Cambridge graduating in 1866 Like his father Selwyn rowed for Cambridge and took part in the Boat Races of 1864 and 1866 both of which were won by Oxford 2 In 1864 with Robert Kinglake he won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta beating Edwin Brickwood and his brother in the final 3 nbsp Selwyn College Cambridge Selwyn was ordained deacon by his father at Lichfield Cathedral in 1869 and became a priest the following year He served as curate of All Saints Church Alrewas Staffordshire from 1869 to 1870 then curate of St George s Church Wolverhampton from 1870 to 1871 before promotion to Vicar of St George s In 1873 Selwyn travelled to Melanesia as a missionary and four years later was consecrated Bishop of Melanesia He made significant financial contributions to the construction of the ship Southern Cross No 4 serving the Melanesian Mission Illness forced him to return to England in 1891 4 Selwyn was appointed the second master of Selwyn College Cambridge in 1893 He held this position until he moved to Pau France at the beginning of 1898 on account of bad health He died in Pau on 12 February 1898 within two weeks of his arrival and is buried there From 1892 to 1895 he also served as an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen 1 Selwyn married Clara Long Innes and after her death in 1877 Annie Catherine eldest daughter of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort the Australian industrialist 1 The south east window of the chapel of Selwyn College was dedicated to the memory of John Selwyn in 1900 5 His son George Augustus Selwyn is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge he died in 1912 aged 16 Selwyn is listed in the calendar of saints of the Church of the Province of Melanesia See also editList of Cambridge University Boat Race crewsReferences edit a b c Selwyn John Richardson SLWN862JR A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Walter Bradford Woodgate Boating 1888 Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839 1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine How F D 1899 Bishop John Selwyn London Isbister and Company p 203 Selwyn College 1882 1973 A Brief History Archived 11 February 2012 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editJohn Selwyn at Find a Grave Love in Self Sacrifice by B T Dudley 1877 sermon at Selwyn s consecration Foreign Missions by John Richardson Selwyn Foreign Service Order A Paper Read at the Church Congress Shrewsbury October 8 1896 by J R Selwyn Bishop John Selwyn A Memoir by F D How 1899 Bayne Ronald 1901 Selwyn John Richardson In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography 1st supplement London Smith Elder amp Co pp 338 339 Anglican Communion titles Preceded byJohn Patteson Bishop of Melanesia1877 1892 Succeeded byCecil Wilson Academic offices Preceded byArthur Lyttelton Master of Selwyn College Cambridge1893 1898 Succeeded byAlexander Francis Kirkpatrick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Selwyn bishop amp oldid 1148607817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
