George Dunsford Barne CIE OBE (6 May 1879 – 18 June 1954)[1] was a Jamaican-born British Anglican priest who was Bishop of Lahore between 1932[2] and 1949. He was also a cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club.[3]
Right Reverend George Barne | |||||||||||||||
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| 5th Anglican Bishop of Lahore | |||||||||||||||
| In office 1932–1949 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Henry Durant | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Laurence Woolmer | ||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | George Dunsford Barne 6 May 1879 Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 June 1954 (aged 75) Hammersmith, London | ||||||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom India | ||||||||||||||
| Branch/service | British Army British Indian Army | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Major | ||||||||||||||
| Unit | 1st. (Oxford University) Volunteer Battalion The Simla Rifles | ||||||||||||||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1904 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||
| Only First-class | 12 May 1904 Somerset v Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | |||||||||||||||
| FC umpired | 1 (1933) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 30 August 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Educated at Clifton College[4] and Oriel College, Oxford,[5] Barne picked up a single first-class appearance for Somerset against Oxford University in 1904. Somerset lost the match by an innings margin, with Barne picking up one run in the first innings and nine in the second as a tailend batsman. Barne's brothers-in-law, Alexander Streatfeild-Moore and Edward Streatfeild, played first-class cricket in the late 19th century, the former playing county cricket for Kent, the latter for Surrey.[6][7] In 1933, Barne officiated in a first-class match between Patiala and a touring Marylebone Cricket Club team.[8]
After a short period as a schoolmaster, he was ordained in 1904 and after a curacy at St John the Baptist Summertown, Oxford he became a Missionary in India, eventually rising to be Principal of the Lawrence Royal Military School, Sanawar before appointment to the episcopate.[9] A common room at the Edwardes College Peshawar is named Barnes Room, which he inaugurated in 1938. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1919 New Year Honours.[10] He became a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1923.[11]
His last post was as Vicar of Harthill, South Yorkshire, although he died in Hammersmith.
References
edit- ^ Obituary- Right Rev. G. D. Barne The Times Monday, 21 June 1954; pg. 8; Issue 52963; col G
- ^ New Bishop of Lahore Canon G. D. Barne Elected The Times Wednesday, 27 April 1932; pg. 14; Issue 46118; col A
- ^ New Bishop of Lahore Canon G. D. Barne Elected The Times Wednesday, 27 April 1932; pg. 14; Issue 46118; col A
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p184: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "George Barne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Oxford University v Somerset in 1904". CricketArchive. 12 May 1904. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Patiala v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1933/34". CricketArchive. 12 November 1933. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ New Bishop of Lahore.The Times Thursday, 20 February 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40140; col A
- ^ "No. 31114". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 January 1919. p. 461.
- ^ "No. 13924". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1923. p. 801.