Richard Rhodes Bristow
Richard Rhodes Bristow | |
|---|---|
| Canon | |
Richard Rhodes Bristow, Lithograph, National Portrait Gallery | |
| Church | 1866 St Philip's Church, Clerkenwell 1868 St Stephen's, Lewisham 1897 St Olave's Church, Southwark |
| Other post(s) | Hon. Canon Rochester Cathedral |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1866 (deacon) by Bishop Of Rupert's Land |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1838 |
| Died | 15 March 1914 (aged 75–76) Lewisham |
| Buried | Lewisham |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | St Mary Hall, Oxford |
Canon Richard Rhodes Bristow MA (June 1838 – 15 March 1914) was an English clergyman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was involved with various church and charitable organisations.
Born in Greenwich, England, the son of a wool importer, Bristow was a deacon of St Philip's Church, Clerkenwell, and vicar of St Stephen's, Lewisham, and was Canon missioner of Southwark Cathedral, and Hon. Canon of Rochester Cathedral. Bristow spent his 48-year working life in London, and, upon his death, was described as "one of the most active and best-known clergymen in the metropolis".