Strong, Thomas Banks, 1861-1944
- GB-2014-WSA-16436
- Person
- 1861-1944
STRONG, THOMAS BANKS, son of Thomas Banks Strong, St. John’s Road, Putney, Surrey, Clerk, Accountant-General’s Branch, War Office, and Anna Lawson; b. 24 Oct 1861; adm. 23 Jan 1873, exhibitioner 1874; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1879, matr. 10 Oct 1879; 1st cl. Classics (Mods) 1882, 2nd cl. Lit. Hum. 1883; BA 1883; MA 1886; BD 1889; DD 1902; Mus. Doc 1917; DD Durham 1913; DLitt Leeds 1922; Lecturer, Christ Church 1884, Tutor and Senior Student 1888-1901, Junior Censor 1892; ordained deacon 1885, priest 1886 (both Oxford); Bampton Lecturer 1895; Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1901-20; Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Univ. 1913-7; GBE 3 Jun 1918; consecrated Bishop of Ripon 24 Aug 1920; translated to Oxford 28 Oct 1925; retd. 1937; Clerk of the Closet, Royal Household 1925-37; Busby Trustee 28 May 1907-10; a Governor of the School 26 Jul 1920; author, A Manual of Theology, 1892, and other works; d. unm. 8 Jun 1944. DNB.