CARPENTER (William Boyd, 1841-1918, Bishop of Ripon 1884-1911)

1 Typed Letter Signed and 1 Autograph Letter Signed to the Revd. (Sir) James Marchant, 1867-1956, asking "who has been thought of for the future President ?" (29th June 1914), for him to undertake another year is "streng verboten ... You must not look for me on the Birth Rate Commission" (19th June 1914), together 3 sides 8vo., 6 Little Cloisters, Westminster, and Riversea, Kingswear,

Boyd Carpenter was Canon of Windsor and Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen 1883-1884. From 1911 he was Canon, then Sub-Dean of Westminster and Chaplain to the Forces. He was a close friend of both the British and the German Imperial Royal families, especially the Kaiser's mother the Empress Frederick, Queen Victoria's daughter.

Item Date:  1914

Stock No:  20173      £45

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