and his second wife, Hannah née Brodrick, and educated at Islington Grammar School and Lincoln College, Oxford, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts on 6 July 1872, in 1872 he was appointed Curate of St Andrew's, Leedshe was ordained on Sunday 21 September 1873 by the Bishop of Ripon (Robert Bickersteth D.D.

He was then appointed Curate of Knaresborough Parish Church between (1874) and (1877), Whilst he was a curate he continued his studies at Oxford and Graduated Lincoln College with a Master of Arts, Oxford, Thursday 27 June 1875,[4] he was appointed incumbencies as Rector of St Ebbe's, Oxford on 20 October 1877,[5] he was then appointed Vicar of The Living of All Saints' Church, Nottingham (1880–1888),[6] whilst at Nottingham he met and Married Caroline Doncaster Noble, the eldest daughter of John Noble (Estate Manager of Woodhall, Watton, Heartfordshire), on 7 June 1883,[7] on 30 May 1888 he was appointed Perpetual Curate of St Margaret's Church, Brighton (1888–1896),.

On 5 March 1890 (3rd week in Lent) he gave the Special Lenten Addresses under the dome of St Paul's Cathedral at 1:15pm.

[13] In 1897, on 21 May, Queen Victoria as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, she opened the new Sheffield Town Hall.

"Loyal and Loving the Children now Raising" Loyal and Loving the Children now Raising Welcoming voices in Joyous refrain, Offer their duteous loyalty, praising God for their gracious Queen's Diamond Reign; Blessings on Fatherland richly are falling, Crowning the ripening years that remain, Children of Fatherland blessings are calling, Down on their Empress-Queen's Diamond Reign.