Henry Major


Henry Major

Principal of Ripon Hall, Oxford
Ripon Clergy College (1919)
In office1919 to 1948
PredecessorJohn Battersby Harford
SuccessorRobert Douglas Richardson
Orders
Ordination1895 (deacon); 1896 (priest)
by William Cowie
Personal details
Born(1871-07-28)28 July 1871
Plymouth, Devon, England
Died26 January 1961(1961-01-26) (aged 89)
NationalityBritish, New Zealand
DenominationAnglican
Spouse
Mary
(m. 1899)
ChildrenThree
Alma mater

Henry Dewsbury Alves "Hal" Major, FSA (28 July 1871 26 January 1961) was a New Zealand Anglican clergyman and theologian. He was Principal of Ripon Hall, Oxford from 1919 to 1948: first, when it was Ripon Clergy College in Ripon, Yorkshire (1919), and then as Ripon Hall in Oxford (1919 to 1948). A prominent liberal Christian, he was active in the Modern Churchmen's Union, and was founder and editor of its Modern Churchman journal (1911 to 1956).