Maxwell Homfray Maxwell-Gumbleton (born Maxwell Homfray Smith; 17 June 1872 – 1 February 1952) was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century.

Maxwell-Gumbleton was born into a legal family. His father was a Puisne Judge in Jamaica.[1] He was educated at Repton School and Peterhouse and ordained in 1896.[2] After a curacy in Pucklechurch,[3] during which time he married Ella Gillum,[4] he rose rapidly in the Church hierarchy, becoming successively Vicar of Colerne, Rural Dean of Chippenham and Bishop of Ballarat. In 1916 he changed his surname from Smith to Maxwell-Gumbleton[2] under direction of his great uncle's will (in order to remain eligible to inherit his estate).[5] After 10 years as Bishop of Ballarat, he returned to England, where he was appointed as an assistant bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1931[4] – a position which was later expanded to become the bishop suffragan of Dunwich in 1934.[6] He was additionally Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1932 to 1945.

References

  1. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. 1 2 "Smith (post Maxwell-Gumbleton), Maxwell Homfray (SMT891MH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ↑ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 67.
  4. 1 2 "Ella Maria GILLUM". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Burke's biography". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
  6. ↑ The Times, 22 August 1934; pg. 13; Issue 46839; col F A New Suffragan Bishopric


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