Hugh Jermyn
English Anglican bishop (1820–1903)
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Hugh Willoughby Jermyn (25 August 1820 – 17 September 1903) was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 19th century[1] and the very start of the 20th.
Hugh Jermyn D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Brechin Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Brechin |
| In office | 1875–1903 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Forbes |
| Successor | Walter Robberds |
| Other post | Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1886–1901) |
| Previous post | Bishop of Colombo (1871-1875) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1845 |
| Consecration | 28 October 1871 by Archibald Campbell Tait |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1820 |
| Died | 17 September 1903 (aged 83) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | George Bitton & Catherine Rowland |
| Spouse | Ellen Scudamore (m.1844) Sophia Henrietta Ogle (m.1879) |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Biography
He was born in Swaffham, the son of George Bitton Jermyn, and educated at Westminster and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[2] Ordained in 1845,[3] his career began as a curate at Kensington Parish Church after which he was incumbent of St John's, Forres.[4] Following this he was Dean of Moray & Ross[5] then Archdeacon of Saint Kitts. He returned to Britain in 1858 to be Rural Dean of Dunster before being appointed Vicar of Barking. In 1871 he was elevated to the episcopate as the 3rd Anglican Bishop of Colombo and in 1875 translated to Brechin.[6] Eleven years later he became Primus of Scotland,[7] a post he held until 1901. He died on 17 September 1903.[8]
Archive Services at the University of Dundee hold papers relating to Jermyn's election as Bishop of Brechin.[9]
