b. 7 August 1853. d. 18 July 1937. Nationality: English.
Poet and clergyman. Pseudonym: “C. J. B.” Born in West Brompton, Middlesex. Educated
at Jesus College, Cambridge. Ordained a priest in 1878. Served as a curate, vicar,
and rector of several parishes from 1878-1932. Member of the Modern Churchmen’s Union.
Married twice. *Chambers’s Journal* ledger entries list his address as St. Barnabas
Vicarage, Sutton, Surrey (poem published on 21 September 1895; NLS Dep 341/371), c/o,
of F. Sykes M. A., Brighton Rd, Surrey, Sussex (30 April 1898; NLS Dep 341/371), North
Whigfield Rectory, Chesterfield (11 August 1900; NLS Dep 341/371). Biographical information:
Venn, part 2, vol. 1, p. 307. (AC, CC)