Christopher Chavasse

Christopher Maude Chavasse was a British athlete, soldier and clergyman, born on 9 November 1884 and dying on 10 March 1962. He was the elder of twin sons of Francis Chavasse, Bishop of Liverpool, and he studied at Trinity College, Oxford, where he competed in rugby, lacrosse and athletics. At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London he ran for the British team in the 400 metres and finished second in his preliminary heat, though he did not advance to the semi-finals; his twin brother Noel also ran the event. He was an England lacrosse international as well. After ordination in 1911 he served as a chaplain in the First World War, was awarded the Military Cross, and later became the first master of St Peter's Hall, Oxford, and Bishop of Rochester from 1940 to 1960.