# James Inskip

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{{Short description|British Anglican bishop (1868–1949)}}
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'''James Theodore Inskip''' (6 April 1868 – 4 August 1949) was a British [Anglican](/source/Church_of_England) priest who served as [Bishop of Barking](/source/Bishop_of_Barking) from 1919 to 1948.<ref>'Bishop Suffragan Of Barking to retire', [The Times](/source/The_Times), Thursday, Aug 26, 1948; pg. 6; Issue 51160; col E</ref>

Inskip was the son of James Inskip, a [Bristol](/source/Bristol) solicitor, and his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Thomas Inskip. His younger half-brothers were [Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote](/source/Thomas_Inskip%2C_1st_Viscount_Caldecote), who served in the government of [Neville Chamberlain](/source/Neville_Chamberlain) and as [Lord Chief Justice of England](/source/Lord_Chief_Justice_of_England), and Sir John Inskip, who served as [Lord Mayor of Bristol](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_Bristol). Inskip's mother died when he was one year old. He was educated at [Clifton College](/source/Clifton_College)<ref>"Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p77: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948</ref> and [Corpus Christi College, Cambridge](/source/Corpus_Christi_College%2C_Cambridge).<ref>{{acad|INSP886JT|James Inskip}}</ref><ref>[”Who was Who 1897–1990”](/source/Who's_Who_(UK)) London, [A & C Black](/source/A_%26_C_Black), 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref> His youngest daughter was the novelist, Constance Elizabeth (Betty) Inskip.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}

[Ordained](/source/Ordained) in 1892,<ref>'Ordinations. Canterbury', [The Times](/source/The_Times) Tuesday, Jun 14, 1892; pg. 3; Issue 33664; col A</ref> his first post was as a [curate](/source/curate) at St James’, [Hatcham](/source/Hatcham).<ref>{{cite book | last=[Malden Richard (ed)](/source/Richard_Malden) | author-link= | title= Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn) | location= London | publisher= The Field Press| pages=76 | year=1920 | isbn=}}</ref> He was then successively a [lecturer](/source/lecturer) in [pastoral theology](/source/Theology) at [King's College London](/source/King's_College_London), [Vicar](/source/Vicar) of [Jesmond](/source/Jesmond) and  finally (before his elevation to the [episcopate](/source/episcopate)) [Vicar](/source/Vicar) of Christ Church, [Southport](/source/Southport). While Bishop of Barking, he also held the positions of [Archdeacon of Essex](/source/Archdeacon_of_Essex) (1920–1922) and [Archdeacon of West Ham](/source/Archdeacon_of_West_Ham) (1922–1948). Whilst bishop, Inskip lived first at [Leyton](/source/Leyton), then in a large house bought by the diocese, Hillside, later the Gables, Albion Hill, [Loughton](/source/Loughton).

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