NEVILL, SAMUEL TARRATT (1837-1921), the third son of Jonathan Nevill, lace and hosiery warehouseman, was born near Nottingham. On leaving St Aidan's College, he took charge of Scarisbrick parish, in Lancashire, and later proceeded to Magdalen College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. (1865) and M.A. (1868). After three years as rector of Shelton parish, Staffordshire, he was appointed Bishop of Dunedin in 1871. In the same year Canterbury University conferred on him the honorary degree of D.D. During an episcopacy of nearly 50 years there were founded in Dunedin the Selwyn Theological College (1885), St Hilda's College for girls, and the deaconess institute, and St Paul's cathedral was built. Largely through the efforts of his first wife (1834-1905), a daughter of James Parker Penny, of Heavitree, Devon, St Mary's orphanage was established. In 1904 Bishop Nevill was made Primate of New Zealand. He retired from both positions in 1919, to devote himself to literature, and died on 29 Oct 1921. His second wife was Linda, a daughter of the Rev Geoffrey Fynes-Clinton. Nevill wrote many pamphlets on theology, and in 1910 published Spiritual Philosophy.

Cycl. NZ., iv (p); Who's Who N.Z., 1908; E. R. Nevill, Bishop S. T. Nevill (p); Otago Daily Times, 30 Nov 1921.

Reference: Volume 2, page 62

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