Henry Reginald Gamble (6 November 1859 – 9 August 1931) was an Anglican priest"Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 and author.Amongst others he wrote "Sunday and the Sabbath", 1901; "The Ten Virgins", 1904; and "Christianity and Common Life", 1910 > British Library website accessed 21:21GMT 10 December 2010 He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1918New Dean Of Exeter. Canon Gamble's Appointment The Times Saturday, Aug 3, 1918; pg. 9; Issue 41859; col A to 1931."Dr. H. R. Gamble Dean Of Exeter" The Times Monday, Aug 10, 1931; pg. 12; Issue 45897; col D
Gamble was educated at Oriel College, OxfordUniversity Intelligence. Oxford, May 23 The Times Monday, May 25, 1885; pg. 7; Issue 31455; col B and ordained in 1885. He held curacies at All Saints, Molton, DevonGeograph St Mark's, Hamilton TerraceThe Times, Tuesday, Jul 6, 1886; pg. 5; Issue 31804; col C Ecclesiastical Appointments and St Andrew's, Wells Street. From 1895ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE The Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), Saturday, April 06, 1895; pg. 2; Issue 5094. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II. to The Standard (London, England), Thursday, April 20, 1899; pg. 2; Issue 23342. (1061 words). 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II. 1902 he was Vicar of St Botolph's AldersgateThe Times, Thursday, Apr 04, 1895; pg. 12; Issue 34542; col C and then Rector of Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, with St Jude's, Sloane Court."The Clergy List", London, Kellys, 1913 An Honorary Chaplain to the King and Select Preacher at Lincoln's Inn,"The honourable society of Lincoln's Inn : quincentenary celebration (1922) he was a Canon of Westminster and Rector of St John the EvangelistEtching of church until his appointment to the Deanery. He died in post.London Gazette
In 1906 he was elected to Chelsea Borough Council as a Municipal Reform Party councillor representing Royal Hospital Ward. He served as Mayor of Chelsea in 1908–09, and was re-elected to the council for a second three-year term in 1909.The Times, 10 November 1908 p.8
He married Helen Maud Isherwood, and had two children: Patrick Henry Noel Gamble and Anthea Rosemary Gamble Carew.
(All the above places and streets except for Molton and Exeter are in London.)
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