William Hale Hale
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William Hale Hale was an English churchman and author, Archdeacon of London
in the Church of England
, and Master of Charterhouse School
.
, and from 1807 to 1811 went to Charterhouse School
. On 9 June 1813 he matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, and graduated B.A. in 1817, and M.A. in 1820, being placed in the second class in classics and mathematics. He was ordained deacon in December 1818, and served his first curacy under George Gaskin
at St Benet Gracechurch in London. In 1821 he was appointed assistant curate to Charles Blomfield at the church of St Botolph Bishopsgate, and when Blomfield became in 1824 the bishop of Chester
Hale became his domestic chaplain, a position which he retained on the bishop's translation to London in 1828.
Hale was preacher at Charterhouse from 1823 until his appointment to the mastership in February 1842. He was prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral from 1829 to 1840, and was archdeacon of St Albans from 17 June 1839 till his appointment to the archdeaconry of Middlesex in August 1840; and was then installed on 12 November archdeacon of London
. In 1842 he became Master of Charterhouse, and from 1847 to 1857 held the vicarage of St Giles Cripplegate.
Hale was a Tory and a opponent of reform. He resisted the passage of the Union of Benefices Bill, under which some of the ancient city churches were pulled down, and the proceeds of the sales of the sites applied to the erection of churches in more populous districts, and the proposed abolition of burials within towns. Bishop Blomfield used to say that ‘he had two archdeacons with different tastes, one (Sinclair) addicted to composition, the other (Hale) to decomposition.’
Hale died at the Master's Lodge, Charterhouse, on 27 November 1870, and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral
on 3 December. He had married at Croydon
, 13 February 1821, Ann Caroline, only daughter of William Coles, and had issue five sons and three daughters. His wife died 18 January 1866 at Charterhouse, and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
he edited:
‘Some Account of the Early History and Foundation of the Hospital of King James, founded at the sole costs and charges of Thomas Sutton,’ anonymous and privately printed, 1854, was by him, and he also wrote ‘Some Account of the Hospital of King Edward VI, called Christ's Hospital,’ which went through two editions in 1855. He edited and arranged the ‘Epistles of Joseph Hall, D.D., Bishop of Norwich,’ 1840, and the volume of ‘Institutiones piæ originally published by H. I., and afterwards ascribed to Bishop Andrewes,’ 1839.
Together with John Lonsdale
he published in 1849 the ‘Four Gospels, with Annotations.’ His translation of the ‘Pontifical Law on the Subject of the Utensils and Repairs of Churches as set forth by Fabius Alberti’ was privately printed in 1838. For Edward Smedley
's Encyclopædia Metropolitana, 1850, 3rd division, vol. vii., he wrote ‘The History of the Jews from the time of Alexander the Great to the Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus,’ with other articles.
Hale also published sermons of all kinds, besides charges and addresses on church rates, the offertory, intramural burial, the proceedings of the Liberation Society, and many other topics:
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Archdeacon of London
The Archdeacon of London is an archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It covers one of two archdeaconries within the London and Westminster episcopal area of the Diocese of London - that episcopal area's bishop is the Bishop of London.-List:*William de Beaumais, 12th century *William of...
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
, and Master of Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
.
Life
He was son of John Hale, a surgeon, of Lynn, Norfolk; his father died when he was about four years old. He became a ward of James Palmer, treasurer of Christ's HospitalChrist's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...
, and from 1807 to 1811 went to Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
. On 9 June 1813 he matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, and graduated B.A. in 1817, and M.A. in 1820, being placed in the second class in classics and mathematics. He was ordained deacon in December 1818, and served his first curacy under George Gaskin
George Gaskin
George Gaskin was a lecturer at St Mary's, Islington for forty-six years, resigning in 1822, to become a prebendary at Ely Cathedral. He was also Rector of Stoke Newington and of St Benet, Gracechurch....
at St Benet Gracechurch in London. In 1821 he was appointed assistant curate to Charles Blomfield at the church of St Botolph Bishopsgate, and when Blomfield became in 1824 the bishop of Chester
Bishop of Chester
The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York.The diocese expands across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the City of Chester where the seat is located at the Cathedral...
Hale became his domestic chaplain, a position which he retained on the bishop's translation to London in 1828.
Hale was preacher at Charterhouse from 1823 until his appointment to the mastership in February 1842. He was prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral from 1829 to 1840, and was archdeacon of St Albans from 17 June 1839 till his appointment to the archdeaconry of Middlesex in August 1840; and was then installed on 12 November archdeacon of London
Archdeacon of London
The Archdeacon of London is an archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It covers one of two archdeaconries within the London and Westminster episcopal area of the Diocese of London - that episcopal area's bishop is the Bishop of London.-List:*William de Beaumais, 12th century *William of...
. In 1842 he became Master of Charterhouse, and from 1847 to 1857 held the vicarage of St Giles Cripplegate.
Hale was a Tory and a opponent of reform. He resisted the passage of the Union of Benefices Bill, under which some of the ancient city churches were pulled down, and the proceeds of the sales of the sites applied to the erection of churches in more populous districts, and the proposed abolition of burials within towns. Bishop Blomfield used to say that ‘he had two archdeacons with different tastes, one (Sinclair) addicted to composition, the other (Hale) to decomposition.’
Hale died at the Master's Lodge, Charterhouse, on 27 November 1870, and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother...
on 3 December. He had married at Croydon
Croydon
Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
, 13 February 1821, Ann Caroline, only daughter of William Coles, and had issue five sons and three daughters. His wife died 18 January 1866 at Charterhouse, and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
Writings
For the Camden SocietyCamden Society
The Camden Society, named after the English antiquary and historian William Camden, was founded in 1838 in London to publish early historical and literary materials, both unpublished manuscripts and new editions of rare printed books....
he edited:
- ‘The Domesday of St. Paul's of the year 1222 … and other Original Documents relating to its Manors and Churches,’ 1858.
- ‘Registrum prioratus beatæ Mariæ Wigorniensis,’ 1865.
- ‘Account of the Executors of Richard, bishop of London, 1303, and of the Executors of Thomas, bishop of Exeter, 1310,’ 1874 (with Henry Thomas EllacombeHenry Thomas EllacombeHenry Thomas Ellacombe or Ellicombe , was an English divine and antiquary.-Life:Ellacombe was the son of the Rev. William Ellicombe, rector of Alphington, Devonshire, was born in 1790, and having graduated R.A. from Oriel College, Oxford, in 1812, applied himself until 1816 to the study of...
).
‘Some Account of the Early History and Foundation of the Hospital of King James, founded at the sole costs and charges of Thomas Sutton,’ anonymous and privately printed, 1854, was by him, and he also wrote ‘Some Account of the Hospital of King Edward VI, called Christ's Hospital,’ which went through two editions in 1855. He edited and arranged the ‘Epistles of Joseph Hall, D.D., Bishop of Norwich,’ 1840, and the volume of ‘Institutiones piæ originally published by H. I., and afterwards ascribed to Bishop Andrewes,’ 1839.
Together with John Lonsdale
John Lonsdale
The Right Reverend John Lonsdale was the third Principal of King's College London who later served as Bishop of Lichfield....
he published in 1849 the ‘Four Gospels, with Annotations.’ His translation of the ‘Pontifical Law on the Subject of the Utensils and Repairs of Churches as set forth by Fabius Alberti’ was privately printed in 1838. For Edward Smedley
Edward Smedley
-Life:The second son of the Rev. Edward Smedley by his wife Hannah, fourth daughter of George Bellas of Willey, Surrey, was born in the Sanctuary, Westminster, on 12 September 1788. His father held the post of usher of Westminster School from 1774 to 1820, and was a reader of the Rolls Chapel. In...
's Encyclopædia Metropolitana, 1850, 3rd division, vol. vii., he wrote ‘The History of the Jews from the time of Alexander the Great to the Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus,’ with other articles.
Hale also published sermons of all kinds, besides charges and addresses on church rates, the offertory, intramural burial, the proceedings of the Liberation Society, and many other topics:
- Proposals for the Extension of the Ministry;
- The Case of Obedience to Rulers in Things Indifferent; and the Power of the Offertory as a Means of Church Extension, briefly considered in a Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of London, on May 18, 1843.
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