Edward Smallwell

British bishop (died 1799) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edward Smallwell (c.1720–1799) was an English bishop of St David's and bishop of Oxford.

Edward Smallwell, Bishop of Oxford

Life

He was chaplain to George III in 1766, made canon of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1775, and obtained the degree of D.D. He was appointed in 1783 as bishop of St David's,[1] and was then translated to Oxford in 1788.[2][3] He was also rector of Batsford in Gloucestershire. He died at his palace at Cuddesdon.

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