Herbert Newell Bate

Who was Herbert Newell Bate?

Herbert Newell Bate was Dean of York between 1932 and 1941.

Born in 1871 into a clerical family, he was educated at St Paul’s and Trinity College, Oxford and ordained in 1896. He was a Tutor of Keble College, Oxford until 1897 when he became a Fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford and Dean of Divinity. He held incumbencies at St Stephen’s Hampstead and Christ Church, Lancaster Gate before 8 years as a Canon at Carlisle Cathedral. He was Rector of Hadleigh, Suffolk and Dean of Bocking, Essex until his appointment to York. An eminent author, he died on 18 May 1941.