Henry George Woods

Henry George Woods (16 June 1842 – 19 July 1915) was an Anglican clergyman and academic. He was President of Trinity College, Oxford from 1887 to 1897 and Master of the Temple from 1904 to 1915.[1]

The Reverend

Henry George Woods
TitleMaster of the Temple
Personal
Born(1842-06-16)16 June 1842
Woodend, Northamptonshire
Died19 July 1915(1915-07-19) (aged 73)
London, England
Resting placeHolywell Cemetery, Oxford
ReligionChristianity (Anglicism)
NationalityBritish
Senior posting
Period in office1904 to 1915
PredecessorAlfred Ainger
SuccessorErnest Barnes
Ordination1866 (deacon)
1867 (priest)
Previous postPresident of Trinity College, Oxford (1887 to 1897)

Early life

Woods was born on 16 June 1842 in Woodend, Northamptonshire.[1] He was educated at Lancing College, an Anglican public school in Lancing, West Sussex.[2] As an exhibitioner and later a scholar, he studied classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He gained a first in Mods in 1863 and a first in Greats in 1865.[1]

Academic career

In 1865, Woods was elected a fellow of Trinity College, Oxford.[3] In 1866, he was appointed a tutor.[1] He served as bursar from 1867 to 1887.[3] In 1887, he was elected President of Trinity College, Oxford.[2] He resigned the post in 1897;[1] his wife's health was deteriorating at the time and this was given as the reason for his resignation.[4] He was elected an honorary fellow of Trinity College in 1898.[5]

Religious life

On 23 December 1866, Woods was ordained a deacon in the Church of England by Samuel Wilberforce, the then Bishop of Oxford, at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.[6] He was ordained a priest the following year.[1] From 1900 to 1904, he was rector of Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire.[3] In 1904, he was appointed Master of the Temple, the lead cleric of the Temple Church, London. The Temple Church was the headquarters of the Knights Templar before they were disbanded in the 14th century.[7]

He died on 19 July 1915 at the Master's House, his home in London as Master of the Temple.[3] He was buried at Holywell Cemetery in Oxford.[4]

Personal life

In 1879, Woods married Margaret Louisa Bradley, a novelist and poet.[3] She was the daughter of George Bradley, an academic and senior priest, who served as Dean of Westminster from 1881 to 1902.[2] Woods and his wife had three sons.[4]

gollark: Even if theoretically your internet access can maybe be monitored by the government if it puts in a lot of specific effort, they probably won't if you make it reasonably hard to monitor.
gollark: It's a matter of degree.
gollark: Well, because I dislike being creepily surveiled. Though I mostly don't go to much effort.
gollark: As far as I know ISPs can't see that you connect to your own LAN.
gollark: You may only ask dishonest questions.

References
  1. "Death Of The Master Of The Temple". The Times (40911). 20 July 1915. p. 9.
  2. "University Intelligence". The Times (32022). 17 March 1887. p. 6.
  3. "Henry George Woods". 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. StudyLight.org. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. Vogeler, Martha S. (2004). "Woods , Margaret Louisa (1855–1945)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. "University Intelligence". The Times (35537). 8 June 1898. p. 12.
  6. "Ordinations: Oxford". The Times (25689). 24 December 1866. p. 5.
  7. "Ecclesiastical Intelligence". The Times (37397). 18 May 1904. p. 11.
Academic offices
Preceded by
John Percival		 President of Trinity College, Oxford
1887 to 1897		 Succeeded by
Henry Francis Pelham
Religious titles
Preceded by
Alfred Ainger		 Master of the Temple
1904 to 1915		 Succeeded by
Ernest Barnes

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