Vincent Rorison
The Very Rev Vincent Lewis Rorison DD (1851 - 1910) was an Anglican priest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Life
He was born in 1851 and educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond.
He then studied divinity at the University of Aberdeen.[1] Ordained in 1874, he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Aberdeen [2] after which he was Rector of St John's Forfar before being appointed Provost of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth in 1885, a post he held for 16 years. His final appointment was as Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
He died on 27 August 1910.[3]
Family
He was buried with his wife, Edith Alice Susan Stephenson (d. 1924) in Wellshill Cemetery in northern Perth. Their daughter Edith Anna Sinclair Rorison lies with them. The very distinctive grave, with an open St Andrews Cross, stands near the summit of the cemetery.[4] Another daughter Emma Rose Grey Rorison died aged only 13 years old in 1902.[5]
He was the father of Canon Harry Rorison.[6]
References
- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
- Obituary-Dean Rorison. The Times Tuesday, 30 August 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39364; col C
- Grave of Vincent Rorison, Wellshill Cemetery, Perth
- "Deaths". The Times (36932). London. 22 November 1902. p. 1.
- http://www.westmuir.org.uk/PDF%20Pages/Canon_Harry_G_Rorison.pdf
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Burton |
Provost of St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth 1885 –1901 |
Succeeded by Archibald Ean Campbell |
| Preceded by Norman Johnson |
Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane 1901 –1910 |
Succeeded by George Taylor Shillito Farquhar |