# Edward Were

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'''Edward Ash Were ''' (14 November 1846&ndash;8 April 1915<ref>[The Times](/source/The_Times), Saturday, 10 April 1915; p. 10; Issue 40825; col E "Obituary: The Bishop Of Stafford"</ref>)  was an [Anglican](/source/Anglican) [suffragan bishop](/source/suffragan_bishop) in the latter part of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th.

He was educated at [Rugby School](/source/Rugby_School)<ref>[“Who was Who” 1897-1990](/source/Who's_Who_(UK)) [London](/source/London), [A & C Black](/source/A_%26_C_Black), 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref> and [New College, Oxford](/source/New_College%2C_Oxford).<ref>[The Times](/source/The_Times), Friday, 11 February 1870; p. 3; Issue 26671; col E University Intelligence</ref> After graduation, he was an [Assistant Master](/source/Teacher) at [Winchester College](/source/Winchester_College) for ten years before becoming [Vicar](/source/Vicar) of [North Bradley](/source/North_Bradley) in [Wiltshire](/source/Wiltshire). After a spell as [Chaplain](/source/Chaplain) to [George Ridding](/source/George_Ridding), [Bishop of Southwell](/source/Bishop_of_Southwell) he became the first, and long serving, [Bishop of Derby](/source/Bishop_of_Derby) (then a suffragan bishop in the [Diocese of Southwell](/source/Diocese_of_Southwell)).<ref>[The Times](/source/The_Times), Friday, 19 July 1889; p. 4; Issue 32755; col A "New Suffragan Bishop of Derby"</ref> In 1909 in a sideways move he was [translated](/source/Translation_(ecclesiastical)) to the [Diocese of Lichfield](/source/Diocese_of_Lichfield) to be their suffragan [Bishop of Stafford](/source/Bishop_of_Stafford).<ref>[The Times](/source/The_Times), Friday, 18 June 1909; p. 7; Issue 38989; col E  "Bishop Were translated to Lichfield"</ref> His son, who perished in the [First World War](/source/First_World_War), was also a distinguished clergyman.<ref>[The Times](/source/The_Times), Saturday, 18 January 1918; p. 5; Issue 41691; col E “Fallen Officers” (includes Rev Cyril Narramore Were)</ref>

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