Ernest Pearce

He was born on 23 July 1865 and was educated at Christ's Hospital and Peterhouse, Cambridge.^[2]

Ordained priest in 1890 he was firstly an assistant master and school chaplain at Christ's Hospital.^[3] An eminent scholar, he was Professor of Biblical History at Queen's College, London^[4] until 1905 when he became Rector of Christ Church Greyfriars in the City of London. In 1911, he was appointed a canon of Westminster Abbey. He then served as treasurer (1912–1916), Archdeacon of Westminster (1916–1918), and sub-dean (1918–1919).^[5]

He was subsequently elevated to the See of Worcester.^[6] He was consecrated on 24 February 1919.^[5] A cleric whose efficiency, powers of rapid work and precision of thought were respected throughout the church,^[7] he died suddenly on 28 October 1930, aged 65.^{[citation needed]}

• The Annals of Christ's Hospital, 1901
• The Book of God's Kingdom, 1902
• The Sons of the Clergy, 1904
• English Christianity in its Beginnings, 1908
• The Laws of the Earliest Gospel, 1913
• William de Colchester, 1915
• The Monks of Westminster, 1916
• The Royal Hospitals at Church, 1925
• The Register of Thomas de Cobham, 1317-1327, 1930