Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton

Maxwell Homfray Maxwell-Gumbleton (born Maxwell Homfray Smith; 17 June 1872 – 1 February 1952) was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century.

Maxwell-Gumbleton was born into a legal family. His father was a Puisne Judge in Jamaica.^[1] He was educated at Repton School and Peterhouse and ordained in 1896.^[2] After a curacy in Pucklechurch,^[3] during which time he married Ella Gillum,^[4] he rose rapidly in the Church hierarchy, becoming successively Vicar of Colerne, Rural Dean of Chippenham and Bishop of Ballarat. In 1916 he changed his surname from Smith to Maxwell-Gumbleton^[2] under direction of his great uncle's will (in order to remain eligible to inherit his estate).^[5] After 10 years as Bishop of Ballarat, he returned to England, where he was appointed as an assistant bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1931^[4] – a position which was later expanded to become the bishop suffragan of Dunwich in 1934.^[6] He was additionally Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1932 to 1945.

References

^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ ^a ^b "Smith (post Maxwell-Gumbleton), Maxwell Homfray (SMT891MH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 67.
^ ^a ^b "Ella Maria GILLUM". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.
^ "Burke's biography". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
^ The Times, 22 August 1934; pg. 13; Issue 46839; col F A New Suffragan Bishopric

Church of England titles
Preceded by Arthur Green	Bishop of Ballarat 1917–1927	Succeeded by Philip Crick
Preceded by himself as Assistant Bishop	Bishop of Dunwich 1934–1945	Succeeded by Clement Mallory Ricketts

Bishops of Ballarat

Samuel Thornton
Arthur Green
Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton
Philip Crick
William Johnson
William Hardie
John Hazlewood
David Silk
Michael Hough
Garry Weatherill

v t e Bishops of Dunwich
for the ancient bishops, see Bishop of Dunwich (ancient)
Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton Clement Ricketts Thomas Cashmore David Maddock William Johnston Eric Devenport Jonathan Bailey Tim Stevens Clive Young vacancy Mike Harrison

v t e Archdeacons of Sudbury
High Medieval	William son of Humphrey Baldwin of Boulogne Reiner Roger Robert of Gloucester Alan de Beccles Roger Pincerna William de Clare Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Constantine de Mildenhall Ralph de Fornham Ralph of York
Late Medieval	Henry de Bradenham Alan de Ely Simon de Creake Firmin de Lavenham Gilbert de Marewell Richard Lyng Walter Elvedon Thomas de Winchester Thomas de Methelwold Henry de la Zouche William Graa de Trusthope John Hambleton John de Lincoln Hugh Sturmy Thomas Grene Hugh Gaudeby Thomas Hetersete Richard Maudeleyn Thomas Hetersete (again) Eudo de la Zouche Roger Wodehele Thomas Rodborne Clement Denston John Wiggenhall John Selot Nicholas Goldwell John Jeffreys Thomas Shenkwyn John Finneys William Stillington Thomas Larke Richard Woleman Miles Spencer
Early modern	Thomas Aldriche John Still Tertullian Pyne Cuthbert Norris Theophilus Kent Anthony Sparrow John Spencer Nicholas Clagett Brampton Gurdon John Chapman John Gooch George Glover
Late modern	Lord Arthur Hervey Frank Chapman Arthur Livingstone George Hodges William Farmiloe Eric Buckley Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton, Bishop of Dunwich Hugh Norton Harry Barton David Maddock, Bishop of Dunwich Kenneth Child Donald Smith Richard Garrard John Cox David Brierley David Jenkins