William Marshall Selwyn (15 February 1879 – 29 September 1951) was an Anglican suffragan bishop in the 20th century.Time Magazine ArticleWho was Who 1897–1990: London A & C Black 1991
Selwyn was born into an ecclesiastical family, the second son of the Reverend Sydney Augustus Selwyn, of Boscombe vicarage, Bournemouth, and Ellen Blake. He was educated at Haileybury and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, before beginning his ordained ministry as a curate at All Saints' South Lambeth.Lost churches in the Diocese of Southwark
He was Chaplain of the London Irish Rifles from 1912 to 1917, a period that involved World War I, and was interviewed early in 1918 for a commission as a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces. He was described as 'A man', was appointed and sent to France.Index Card Museum of Army Chaplaincy He was attached to several cavalry brigades and a Field Ambulance, and ended the War as Chaplain of the 2nd Cavalry Division.TNA Wo374/61311
Following this he was Chaplain of the British Embassy Church in Paris. Incumbencies as vicar at Holy Trinity, Bournemouth and Brompton, London followed before becoming the Archdeacon of Bath.Records within the National Archives He was also Rector of St Anne and St Agnes, Gresham Street In 1947 he was ordained to the episcopate as the second Bishop of Fulham,The Times, 16 December 1946; pg. 4; Issue 50635; col C, New Bishop of Fulham a post he was to hold for only two years.Bishop of Fulham Resigns, The Times, 28 July 1949; pg. 4; Issue 51445; col F He died on 29 September 1951, aged 72.Obituary – Bishop William Selwyn, The Times, 1 October 1951; pg. 6; Issue 52120; col E
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