CHAVASSE, FRANCIS JAMES the son of Thomas Chavasse, of Sutton Coldfield, and brother of Sir Thomas Chavasse, the Birmingham surgeon, was born on Sept. 27, He was educated privately, and later at Corpus Christi college, Oxford. He was ordained in 1870, and in 1878 became vicar of St. Peter-le-Bailey, Oxford, and a year later principal of Wycliffe hall. In 190o, on the resignation of Dr. J. C. Ryle, the first bishop of Liverpool, Chavasse was appointed to the vacant see. He was remarkable for his ability in finding common in terests for people of very different types and holding very dif ferent views, and in bringing them together to work for a common purpose. This gift proved invaluable in the execution of the great scheme for the building of Liverpool cathedral (on the plans designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, R.A.) with which his name will always be associated. He resigned his bishopric in 1923, owing to his advanced years, and died on March ii, 1928.