Charles Moss (mathematician)
Charles Moss may refer to: * Charles Moss (bishop of Bath and Wells) (1711–1802), Anglican clergyman * Charles Moss (bishop of Oxford) (1763–1811), Church of England bishop * Charles Moss (cyclist) (1882–1963), English road racing cyclist * Charles Moss (judge) (1840–1912), Canadian lawyer and judge * Charles Edward Moss Charles Edward Moss (February 7, 1870 Hyde, Cheshire – November 11, 1930 Johannesburg), was an English-born South African botanist, the youngest son of a nonconformist minister, and is noted for being the editor of the first two parts of ''The ...

Charles Moss (bishop Of Bath And Wells)
Charles Moss (3 January 1711/12 – 13 April 1802) was an Anglican clergyman who served as Bishop of St David's from 1766 to 1774 and Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1774 to 1802. Biography Born in Postwick, Norfolk, England, Moss was son of William Moss, a grazier and large landowner of Postwick. He was educated under Mr Reddington at Norwich School and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He graduated BA in 1731, was ordained by Thomas Gooch at Bristol in 1737, and was a fellow of Caius from 1735 to 1739. Moss served as prebendary of Warminster, (1738–1740) and of Hurstbourne and Burbage, Diocese of Salisbury, (1740–1786); as residential canon of Salisbury, 1746–1786; Archdeacon of Colchester, St. Paul's Cathedral, London, (1749–1766). In 1752 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and served as their vice-president from 1766 to 1768. From 1758 to 1766, Moss was a Chaplain to the King. Moss also served as rector of St George's, Hanover Square, London be ...
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Charles Moss (bishop Of Oxford)
Charles Moss (1763 – 16 December 1811) was a Church of England bishop, not to be confused with his father Charles Moss (bishop of Bath and Wells). He served as Bishop of Oxford from 1807 to 1811. Life He was educated at Sherborne and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford with a BA in 1783 (where he had got to know Lord Grenville), he was appointed to be a prebend and precentor in the diocese of Bath and Wells by his father (then its bishop) along with the livings of Wookey and Castle Cary. He then won the chaplaincy of the House of Commons in 1789 via Grenville, who also gained him the nomination to be Bishop of Oxford in 1807. He was also a Canon of Westminster (1792–1797) and Canon of St Paul's (from 1797). He returned the favour by backing Grenville's campaign to become Chancellor of Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, s ...
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Charles Moss (cyclist)
Charles Moss (6 March 1882 – 25 July 1963) was an English road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire. He was part of the Great Britain team which won the silver medal in the team time trial. In the individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also trac ... he finished 18th. References External links * * * 1882 births 1963 deaths English male cyclists Cyclists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Ascot, Berkshire Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub ...
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Charles Moss (judge)
Sir Charles Moss (March 8, 1840 – October 11, 1912) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. Born in Cobourg, Upper Canada, the son of Irish Church of Ireland immigrants, Moss was educated in Cobourg and Toronto. He was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1864 and articled with his brother Thomas Moss. He was called to the bar in 1869 and was named a Queen's Counsel in 1881. He practised law in Toronto and was named a puisne judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1897. In 1902, he was made chief justice. Moss refused a seat on the Supreme Court of Canada in 1903. He was made a Knight Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are t ... in 1907. In 1910, Moss developed cancer and took a leave from his judicial duties in January 1912. He died in October 1912. Refer ...
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