Somerset Walpole, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Somerset Walpole

Scottish bishop

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1854

Place of Birth: Balderton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1929

Profession: priest

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

George Henry Somerset Walpole (9 November 1854 – 4 March 1929), known as Somerset Walpole was an Anglican priest, teacher and author.
After early service in the west of England he moved first to Auckland, New Zealand, and then to New York, before returning to England.
After educational work in Durham and pastoral work in London he was elected Bishop of Edinburgh in 1910, and held the post until his death. A moderate High Churchman, Walpole was well disposed to and trusted by co-religionists of different views.
He published more than twenty books on theology and practical religious matters.
The eldest of his three children was the novelist Hugh Walpole.