Henry Johnson (bishop)

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Henry Frank Johnson (17 December 1834 – 7 December 1908) was a bishop in the Church of England from 1895.”Church History in Queen Victoria's Reign" Fowler,M: Whitefish Kessinger Publishing, 2005 {{ISBN|1-4179-7356-0}}"Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}}

He was born 17 December 1834, youngest son of Colonel John Johnson of Walbury, Great Hallingbury.The Church Monthly, London, 1895, p.86 Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge,{{acad|id=JHN853HF|name=Johnson, Henry Frank}} from 1856 to 1858 he was a cornet in the Royal Dragoons after which he studied for ordination at Wells Theological College. Following curacies at Richmond, Surrey and Sawbridgeworth, he was the first vicar of High Wych and then rector of Chelmsford.The Times, Friday, 23 July 1880; pg. 5; Issue 29941; col F Diocese of St. Alban's.-Bishop’s appointment After this he was Archdeacon of Essex,"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 before being appointed Bishop of Colchester in 1895.The Times, Thursday, 3 January 1895; pg. 3; Issue 34464; col G Ecclesiastical Intelligence- New Bishop of Colchester He remained Bishop of Colchester until his death in 1908.Obituary-The Bishop of Colchester The Times Tuesday, 8 December 1908; pg. 13; Issue 38824; col D He was buried at High Wych.

In December 1901 he was appointed honorary chaplain to the Essex Imperial Yeomanry.{{London Gazette|issue=27389|date=20 December 1901|page=8985}}