Background
Hornby was born at Saint Michael"s-on-Wyre, near Preston, Lancashire.
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Hugh Hornby
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He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford.
Career
He was curate of Saint Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire before the First World War, and in 1910 joined up as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, K.O.R. (Later, in 1951, he also became an honorary chaplain to the Lancashire Fusiliers) Also in 1919, he succeeded his father as Vicar of Street Michael"s on Wyre, a living he held until 1930. Their eldest son (born during Hugh"s time as Vicar of Street Michael"s on Wyre) was Richard Hornby, later a Conservative politician. Their other three children were James William, Robert Hugh and Peter Edward.
After his time at Street Michael"s on Wyre, Hugh became Rector and later also Rural Dean of Bury (1930–1953 and 1934-1945 respectively) and later Suffragan Bishop of Hulme (1945–1953).
He retired to Suffolk in 1953, and died at Dunster.
Achievements
Membership
He also became Proctor in Convocation in the dioceses of Blackburn then (1934-1945) Manchester, as well as a member of the Church Assembly (1933-1945), and chairman of the Manchester Diocesan Church Building Committee, the governors of Bury Grammar School (1930-1953), and of the governors of Church Central School, Bury.
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Political Party
Conservative