Michael Bolton Furse, KCMG (born Bolton Michael Furse;London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915 12 October 1870 – 18 June 1955) was a British Anglican bishopNational Archives in the first half of the 20th century.University of the Witwatersrand papersWho was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007
Born in 1870 in Staines, Middlesex, Furse was the fourth son of Ven. Charles Furse (born Johnson), Archdeacon of Westminster, and Jane Diana Monsell, second daughter of John Samuel Bewley Monsell, vicar of Egham. His elder brothers included the sculptor John Henry Monsell Furse, Lt.-Gen. Sir William Furse and the artist Charles Wellington Furse.1871 England Census
He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1897."The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 He was Fellow and Dean of his old college then Archdeacon of Johannesburg. On 30 June 1903, Furse married Frances Josephine Redfield, daughter of the late James Redfield of Virginia, Captain in the United States army. The wedding took place in the Chapel of Trinity College, Oxford.Trinity College, Oxford, Archive, Marriage Register. In 1904 the Herbert Baker-designed house, Bishopskop was built for him. In 1909 he was elevated to the episcopate as Bishop of Pretoria,"Ecclesiastical Intelligence." The Times Thursday, May 13, 1909; pg. 4; Issue 38958; col B a post he held for 11 years. The Jane Furse Memorial Hospital was built in memory of his daughter, Jane, who died of scarlet fever in 1918. In 1920 he was translated to St Albans, retiring in 1944."Ecclesiastical News." The Times Wednesday, Sep 27, 1944; pg. 7; Issue 49965; col D In 1931, he delivered a sermon to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. on the subject of divorce. He died on 18 June 1955."Bishop Michael Furse – Strong Church Leadership." The Times Monday, June 20, 1955; pg. 11; Issue 53251; col A
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