Edward Smallwell (c.1720–1799) was an English bishop of St David's and bishop of Oxford.

Edward Smallwell, Bishop of Oxford

Life edit

He was chaplain to George III in 1766, made canon of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1775, and obtained the degree of D.D. He was appointed in 1783 as bishop of St David's,[1] and was then translated to Oxford in 1788.[2][3] He was also rector of Batsford in Gloucestershire. He died at his palace at Cuddesdon.

References edit

  1. ^ Guides and Handbooks. Royal Historical Society (Great Britain). 1939. p. 163.
  2. ^ Bishops of Oxford Archived 2010-01-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Joyce M. Horn, Bishops, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: volume 8: Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough dioceses, 1996, pp. 75–80.

Bibliography edit

  • John Britton (1821), The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Oxford, p. 32.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of St David's
1783–1788
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Oxford
1788–1799
Succeeded by