Frederick Cox (priest)

Frederick Holdship Cox (1821^[1]-1906) was an English priest and the inaugural Dean of Hobart.^[2]

Early life

He was born in Walton, Buckinghamshire^[3] on 20 April 1821 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.^[4]

England and Tasmania

He was ordained deacon in 1844^[5] and priest in 1845.^[6] His first post was as assistant curate of Iping-cum^[7]-Chithurst. He was recruited for service in Tasmania and arrived in February 1846. His first task was to create a new church at Buckland. After this he was Warden of Christ College, Tasmania.^[8] He returned to England to be the Curate at Wantage. While there he was nominated to succeed Bishop Colenso of Natal. In 1868 he became the Incumbent of St David's Cathedral, Hobart and in 1872, Dean.^{[citation needed]}

Return to England

In February 1874 he resigned and returned to England. He was Vicar of Tilney All Saints from 1874^[9] to 1877; Rector of Fen Ditton from 1877 to 1883; Vicar of Elm from 1883 to 1896; and Rural Dean of Wisbech from 1886^[10] to 1896.^{[citation needed]}

He died in Tunbridge Wells on 7 August 1906.^[11]

References

1. Rudolph-Gen
2. "Tasmanian Anglican". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
3. ADB
4. The Ipswich Journal (Ipswich, England), Saturday, 18 March 1843; Issue 5422
5. CHICHESTER, SATURDAY, 8 June Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian (Southampton, England), Saturday, 8 June 1844; pg. 8; Issue 1088
6. CHICHESTER, SATURDAY, 24 May Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian (Southampton, England), Saturday, 24 May 1845; pg. 8; Issue 1137.
7. "Latin for with". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
8. OXFORD, Saturday, 3 March Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, 3 March 1849; Issue 5001
9. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Tuesday, 24 March 1874; pg. 6; Issue 4787
10. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post (Bristol, England), Friday, 17 December 1886; Issue 12042
11. Obituary.The Times (London, England), Saturday, 11 Aug 1906; pg. 8; Issue 38096

Religious titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Dean of Hobart 1872 – 1874	Succeeded by Henry Bodley Bromby