Benedict George Hoskyns (23 February 1856 – 11 September 1935) was an Anglican priest in the first third of the 20th century.
[1] He was born on 23 February 1856 into an ennobled family: his father was Canon Sir John Leigh Hoskyns, 9th Bart.
He was then Vicar of St Denys in the same city[6] until 1895, and also Chaplain to the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.
[7] After this he was a Canon Residentiary at Truro Cathedral[8] and Diocesan Missioner[9] until February 1902, when he was appointed Vicar of Brighton[10] (and Chaplain to the 1st Sussex.
[12] His grandson, Sir John Leigh Austin Hungerford Hoskyns was head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit from 1979[13] until 1982.