Sir Borradaile Savory, 2nd Baronet (5 October 1855 – 12 September 1906) was an English clergyman and baronet.
Savory was born in Charterhouse Square, London, the only child of Sir William Scovell Savory Bt FRS FRCP, Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria, and his wife Louisa Frances Borradaile.[1][2]
He was educated at University College School, London, and Trinity College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1875, graduating B.A. 1879 (M.A. 1882). He was ordained deacon in 1880, and priest in 1881.[1]
He held the following positions in the church:[1]
- Curate of St George's, Hanover Square, London, 1880–4
- Clerk-in-Ordinary, 1884–7
- Rector of St Bartholomew-the-Great, 1887–1906
- Chaplain of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, 1890–1906
- Senior Grand Chaplain of English Freemasons, 1901[3]
He was also Honorary Chaplain of the Royal Army Medical Corps,[4] and President of Sion College in 1905.[5]
He succeeded his father in the Savory baronetcy as the 2nd baronet in 1895.[1][2]
He lived latterly at The Woodlands, Hollybush Hill, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, where he died on 12 September 1906.[1] He is buried with his wife in the churchyard of St Giles' Church, Stoke Poges.[6]
Family
On 8 July 1881, Savory married Florence Julia Pavy, daughter of the physician Frederick William Pavy FRS.[1] Their son William Borradaile Savory (1882–1961) succeeded him as the 3rd baronet.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Savory, Borradaile (SVRY875B)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b Webb, E. A. (1921). The Records of St. Bartholomew's Priory and St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield. Vol. 2. pp. 413–435. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Rylands, W. H. (ed.). Ars Quatuor Coronatorum. Vol. 19. p. 197. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)". British Medical Journal. 2: 1441. 19 November 1904. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Pearce, E. H. (1913). Sion College and Library. p. 356. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Sir Borradaile Savory". findagrave.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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