Edgar Jacob [SEP] position held
Edgar Jacob
Edgar Jacob (16 November 1844 – 25 March 1920) was an English churchman, who became Bishop of Newcastle and then Bishop of St Albans.
Early life and education.
He was born at the rectory, Crawley, Hampshire, on 16 November 1844. He was the fifth son of Philip Jacob, Rector of Crawley, Archdeacon of Winchester and Rural Dean, and Anna Sophia, eldest daughter of Gerard Thomas Noel.
He was educated at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford, of
he was named Supervisor of Funk's Grove Township and held the position for twelve years.
Funk married Elizabeth Paullin on January 12, 1864. They had three children: Eugene Duncan, Edgar, and DeLoss who also was a 32nd Degree Freemason. He died on September 6, 1919, the same day that his brother Jacob died. He was buried in Funks Grove Cemetery.