Addington Robert Peel Venables, D.D.s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Venables, Addington Robert Peel (1827–1876) was an Anglican colonial bishopProject Canterbury in the 19th century.Diocesan history
Life He was the son of Thomas Venables, "Receiver of the Eight Police-offices" and private secretary to Henry Addington and then Sir Robert Peel, two Prime Ministers who were his godfathers and from whom he took his forenames; his mother Anne King was daughter of John King. He was educated at Eton College. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1845, graduating B.A. in 1848. He was consecrated Bishop of Nassau in 1863.ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), Saturday, December 5, 1863; Issue 4937 Bishopric of Nassau He died in post in 1876.National Archives
Family His son, Major Charles John Venables of the Gloucestershire Regiment, served with distinction in the Boer War and was mentioned in despatches, won the Queen's Medal with two clasps and the DSO.“Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 He was killed at Gallipoli in 1915.
External links Memorial to Addington Robert Peel Venables in St Sepulchre's Cemetery, with biography
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