Australian bishop (1905–1997)
Hugh Rowlands Gough (19 September 1905 – 13 November 1997) was an Anglican bishop.
Early life
Gough was born in Thandiani , Punjab, British India , into a clerical family, the son of the Rev. Charles Massey Gough and his wife, Lizzie Middleton.[ 1] [ 2] Weymouth College and Trinity College, Cambridge .[ 3]
Clerical career
He trained for ordination at the London College of Divinity and was made deacon in 1928 and ordained a priest in 1929.[ 4] curate at St Mary's Islington (1928–1931).
He was then successively perpetual curate of St Paul's Walcot, Bath (1931–1934), vicar of St James' Carlisle (1934–1939),[ 5] St Matthew's, Bayswater (1939–1946)[ 6] chaplain in the British Armed Forces during World War II and (before his consecration to the episcopate ) the vicar of St Mary's, Islington (1946–1948) and Rural Dean of Islington (1946–1948) and a prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral, London, in 1948.[ 7]
He was the Bishop of Barking [ 8] Archdeacon of West Ham for most of that time before he was translated to be the Archbishop of Sydney , during which time he also served as Primate of the Church of England in Australia .[ 9]
In 1961 he courted controversy by attacking atheist philosophers at Sydney University such as John Anderson for corrupting the youth.[ 10]
His departure from Australia followed a complaint and allegations of having had an improper relationship with a married woman, after which the Rector of St Mark's Church, Darling Point was instructed to seek his immediate resignation.[ 11]
On his return to England he was Rector of St Peter's Church, Freshford (1967–1972) after which he retired.[ 12]
Personal life
In 1929 he married the Hon. Madeline Elizabeth, daughter of the 12th Lord Kinnaird and his wife Frances Clifton of Lytham Hall . They had a daughter Lucy Gough born in 1931.[ 13] John Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea .
References
^ 1911 England Census ^ India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786–1947 ^ Who's Who 1970 LondonA & C Black , 1971 ISBN 0-7136-1140-5 ^ "Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Rt Revd Hugh Rowlands Gough" . Retrieved 30 May 2022 .^ Crockford's Clerical Directory ISBN 0-19-200008-X ^ "Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Rt Revd Hugh Rowlands Gough" . Retrieved 30 May 2022 .^ Loane, M. L. (29 November 1997). "Obituary: The Right Rev Hugh Gough" . The Independent . London. Retrieved 6 April 2015 . ^ "New Bishop Suffragan Of Barking". The Times
^ "Australia Primate Resigns". The Times
^ J. Franklin, Corrupting the Youth: A history of philosophy in Australia (Macleay Press, 2003), ch.5 .
^ M. Cameron, Phenomenal Sydney: Anglicans in a Time of Change, 1945-2013 (Wipf and Stock, 2016), p. 105-106, ISBN 978-1-4982-8931-3
^ "Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Rt Revd Hugh Rowlands Gough" . Retrieved 30 May 2022 .^ Burkes Peerage 105th Ed 1970 "Kinnaird"
High Medieval Late Medieval Early modern Late modern West Ham
International National People Other
.jpg)
