Arthur Hamilton Baynes (23 March 1854 – 30 June 1942) was a

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priest and Bishop of Natal and Maritzburg from 1893 to 1901.

Life

He was born in

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, the eldest son of Joseph Ash Baynes and Mary Elizabeth Beard, of Blackheath, Kent. He matriculated in 1875 at

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and graduated B.A. at

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in 1879, M.A. in 1882. Following

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as deacon in 1881 and priest in 1882, Baynes was curate at

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, from 1881 to 1884. He became vicar of St James's Church, Nottingham in 1884, remaining there to 1888. He was Domestic Chaplain to the

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, E. W. Benson, from 1888 to 1892. In 1893 he was appointed to the bishopric of Natal. During the

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, while Bishop of Natal, he was an army chaplain. After returning to England from Natal, Baynes was vicar of St Mary's Church, Nottingham, and also an Assistant Bishop of Southwell and an honorary canon of

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from 1905 until 1913. During the

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he was again an army chaplain. From 1913, he was incumbent of Birmingham Cathedral, first as vicar, then (from 1931) as Provost of Birmingham (and an Assistant Bishop of Birmingham throughout) until his retirement in 1937.

Notes and references

External links

Documents by Arthur Hamilton Baynes
from

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baynes, Hamilton 1854 births 1942 deaths 20th-century Church of England clergy Vicars of St Mary's Church, Nottingham Provosts and Deans of Birmingham Anglican bishops of Natal Anglican bishops of Maritzburg