Howard Masterman

John Howard Bertram Masterman (1867–1933) was the first Anglican Bishop of Plymouth from 1923 to 1933.

His works ranged from religion to political and in the First World War he was asked to write two of the tracts distributed to troops to assure them that they were doing God's will.

His younger brother was the natural historian Arthur Masterman FRS FRSE.

[4][5] He was a distinguished academic and held incumbencies at St Aubyn's Church, Devonport[6] and St Mary-le-Bow in the City of London[7] before his ordination to the episcopate in 1923, a position he held until his death 10 years later.

His hymn, "Almighty Father, who dost give", was included in The Australian Hymn Book, 1977, no.541, set to the tune "Vermont" by the Australian composer, Alfred Ernest Floyd.