George Bell

BELL, George Kennedy Allen. b. Hayling Island, near Chichester, 4 February 1883; d. Canterbury, 3 October 1958. He was the son of a clergyman, who later moved to Southampton, Pershore and Balsall Heath, Birmingham. George was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford (1901-05). He trained for the priesthood at Wells Theological College (deacon 1907, priest 1908), serving his curacy at Leeds. After a period back at Christ Church as tutor and then Student (i.e., Fellow), he was appointed domestic chaplain to Archbishop Randall Davidson (1914-24). He was appointed Dean of Canterbury in 1924, and Bishop of Chichester in 1929, a post that he held until 1957. He died at Canterbury,...