About Henry Matthew
Lived 1837 – 1898 (aged 61). Henry Matthew was a British anglican priest.
Henry James Matthew (15 January 1837 – 2 December 1898) was an eminent British Anglican colonial bishop in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Born in Cambridge, Matthew was educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge. A Chaplain at Simla in 1877, he was appointed Archdeacon of Lahore in 1877. An acclaimed preacher, he died in post, in Lahore, in 1898. He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
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Who was Henry Matthew?
Bishop of Lahore; British Anglican colonial bishop
When was Henry Matthew born?
Henry Matthew was born on 15 January 1837 in Cambridge.
When did Henry Matthew die?
Henry Matthew died on 2 December 1898 in Lahore.
What was Henry Matthew's occupation?
Henry Matthew was an anglican priest.
What nationality was Henry Matthew?
Henry Matthew was British.
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