Sir Charles Gordon-Cumming-Dunbar, 9th Baronet
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Sir Charles Gordon-Cumming-Dunbar, Bt | |
|---|---|
| Anglican Archdeacon of Grenada | |
| Church | Church of England |
| See | Barbados |
| In office | 1875–1877 |
| Previous post(s) | Chaplain to the Bishop of Colombo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1844 |
| Died | 8 January 1916 Ramsgate |
Charles Gordon-Cumming-Dunbar (14 February 1844 – 8 January 1916) was an Anglican priest in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Gordon-Cumming-Dunbar was born in Elgin, Moray, in Scotland. He was educated at Winchester College and the University of Jena; and ordained in 1867.[1] His first post was as Chaplain to the Bishop of Colombo.[2] He later refused the chance to be the first Bishop of Pretoria but accepted the Archdeaconry of Grenada, serving from 1875[3] to 1877. On his return he held incumbencies at Little Heath[4] and Walthamstow.[5]
On 17 October 1872 he married Edith Wentworth, youngest daughter of William Charles Wentworth. He had one daughter, Beatrix Leyla Marjorie Wentworth, who died on 8 January 1919 in Ramsgate, leaving issue.
