Frederic Wallis

Frederic Wallis (1854 – 24 June 1928) was an Anglican priest.

Frederic Wallis, Bishop of Wellington, 1908

Frederic Wallis memorial, St Michael and All Angels Church, Littlebredy

Biography

Frederic Wallis was born in Hastings,^[1] the son of Joseph Wallis, MA.^[2] He was educated at St Paul's and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge^[3] (whence he gained his MA Cantab). Ordained in 1876,^[4] he became Dean of Caius in 1878 and a Lecturer in Divinity Lecturer at Cambridge.^[5] In 1895 he was appointed to the colonial episcopate as Bishop of Wellington,^[6] a post he held for 16 years before retirement in 1911. On his return to the UK, he was Archdeacon of Wilts (1911–1912), a Canon at Salisbury Cathedral (1913 onwards) and Archdeacon of Sherborne (1916–1919).^[7] Having become a Doctor of Divinity (DD), he died in Bournemouth,^[8] and is buried at Littlebredy.^[9]

Legacy

A memorial labyrinth named in honor of Wallis and his wife Margaret is located at Hutt Hospital in Wellington, New Zealand.^[10]