Edmund Nathanael Powell (2 September 1859 – 11 April 1928) was Bishop of MashonalandNational Archives from 1908 to 1910.”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
He was born in Buckhurst Hill,Halhed genealogy educated at Winchester and Trinity College, OxfordUniversity Intelligence Oxford, June 5 The Times Saturday, Jun 06, 1885; pg. 13; Issue 31466; col E and ordained in 1884. His first post was a curacy in Chelmsford“Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 after which he was Priest in charge of the Beckton Mission.“World Atlas of Christian Missions” Dennis, J.S; Beach, H.P/Fahs, C.H:New York, Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions,1911 He was then Vicar of St Stephen, Upton Park before his elevation to the episcopate.“Church and Settler in Colonial Zimbabwe: A Study in the History of the Anglican Diocese of Mashonaland/Southern Rhodesia, 1890-1925, Vol. 34” Welsh, P(Ed): Boston, Brill Academic Publishing, 2008 At some point, he gained a Doctorate of Divinity (DD).
On his return to England he held further Incumbencies at St Saviour, Poplar and St Nicholas Castle Hedingham.Obituary Bishop Powell The Times Friday, Apr 13, 1928; pg. 16; Issue 44866; col B
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