Archibald Robertson (bishop)
| Archibald Robertson | |
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| Bishop of Exeter | |
Portrait of Robertson as Bishop of Exeter
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| Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
| In office | 1903–1916 |
| Predecessor | Herbert Edward Ryle |
| Successor | William Cecil |
| Other posts |
Principal of King's College London (1897–1903) Vice-Chancellor of the University of London (1902–1903) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1878 (deacon); 1882 (priest) by John Mackarness |
| Consecration | 1903 by Randall Davidson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 June 1853 Sywell, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | 29 January 1931 (aged 77) Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | George Robertson & Helen Kerr |
| Spouse | Julia Mann (m. 1885) |
| Children | 3 sons, incl. Archibald |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Archibald Robertson (29 June 1853 – 29 January 1931) was the seventh Principal of King's College London who later served as Bishop of Exeter.
He was born at Sywell rectory, Northamptonshire, the eldest son of George Samuel Robertson, curate of Sywell, (1825–1874) and his wife, Helen née Kerr, and grandson of Archibald Robertson and William Charles Kerr junior, both physicians of Northampton. He was educated at Bradfield College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1876 with a first class degree in Classics (Lit. Hum.). He became a Fellow of Trinity in 1876 (until 1886), Dean of the same (1879–1883), and a Doctor of Divinity (DD). He was ordained (both times by John Mackarness, Bishop of Oxford): a deacon on Trinity Sunday (16 June) 1878 in Cuddesdon Parish Church; and a priest on St Thomas's day (21 December) 1882 in Christ Church.
From 1883 to 1897 he was Master of Hatfield Hall in Durham. He went on to serve as Principal of King's College London from 1897 to 1903, during which he was elected to serve as Vice-Chancellor of the University of London for the year 1902–1903. He also served as an examining chaplain for Forrest Browne, Bishop of Bristol, in 1897, and became a Fellow of King's College in 1899. He received an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Divinity, DD) from Durham University in 1893 and a further one (Legum Doctor, LLD) from the University of Glasgow in June 1901. He was Boyle Lecturer in 1900 and Bampton Lecturer in 1901, became an honorary fellow of Trinity in 1903 and was a Vice-President of the Clan-Donnachaid Society.
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