Edward Gordon Selwyn was an English Anglican priest and theologian, who served as Warden of Radley College from 1913 to 1919; Rector of Red Hill, near Havant.
14 Facts About Gordon Selwyn
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Gordon Selwyn was Dean of Winchester from 1931 to 1958.
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Gordon Selwyn was son-in-law to Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, bishop of Southwell.
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Gordon Selwyn's mother died at the age of 36, leaving seven very young children.
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Gordon Selwyn was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge; he prepared for holy orders at Cuddesdon College before being ordained in 1909.
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Gordon Selwyn became a Fellow and Lecturer at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, until 1913 when he became Warden of Radley College.
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Gordon Selwyn had been interviewed in January 1918, and it was noted that he could preach extempore, ride and, unusually for a chaplain, could speak both French and German.
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In 1931 Gordon Selwyn became Dean of Winchester, a post which he held until his retirement in 1958, his death following shortly after in 1959.
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Gordon Selwyn's churchmanship was 'high' by the measure of his times, and he anonymously donated Eucharistic vestments to the cathedral before becoming dean.
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Gordon Selwyn was responsible for founding the Pilgrims' School for the choristers of Winchester Cathedral and the Quiristers of Winchester College and was actively involved in the early years of St Swithun's School for Girls.
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Gordon Selwyn commissioned heating and the first permanent electric lighting for the cathedral, appointing the Winchester electrical firm run by Miss Jeanie Dicks to undertake much of the works in 1934.
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In 1910, Gordon Selwyn married Phyllis Eleanor Hoskyns, daughter of Rt Revd Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, the Bishop of Southwell.
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Gordon Selwyn's son, Sir Jonathan Portal, was a trustee of the Friends of Winchester Cathedral, his wife, Lady Louisa Portal, is a member of the cathedral council and their two sons were cathedral choristers.
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Gordon Selwyn died on 11 June 1959 at Shawford near Winchester, he was aged 73.