Background
He was born the son of surgeon Henry Earle and was educated at Eton College and Hertford College, Oxford.
He was born the son of surgeon Henry Earle and was educated at Eton College and Hertford College, Oxford.
Eton College; Hertford College.
He was ordained in 1858 and was a curate of Street Edmund"s Salisbury and then rector of Monkton Farleigh before becoming vicar of Alvington. He then had 15 years in Totnes, where he also became a rural dean and, from 1872 to 1888, the Archdeacon of Totnes. After his time as Bishop of Marlborough he became the Dean of Exeter until his death.