Rise of Neville Chamberlain 1934 and he was still fundraising as Prime Minister. Stating that he was painfully aware of the defects of his own education, he played a part in the establishment of the University of Birmingham, of which Mason Science College became a part. Joseph Chamberlain became the University's first chancellor; Neville Chamberlain was appointed to its Council and later to its Board of Governors. Though he declared himself uninterested in politics, Chamberlain supported his father's views loyally. He made speeches in support of British policy towards the Boers and when the Boer War broke out, supported the British war effort. During
Neville Chamberlain (bishop) Neville Chamberlain (bishop) Neville Chamberlain (24 October 1939 – 8 October 2018), MA, BA was an eminent Anglican priest in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He was born on 24 October 1939 and educated at Salford Grammar School and the University of Nottingham and ordained in 1964. He was Assistant Curate at St Paul’s, Balsall Heath and then Priest in charge at St Michael’s Hall Green. He was a Probation Officer in Grimsby from 1972 to 1974 when he became the Executive Secretary of the Lincoln Diocesan Social Responsibility Committee. In 1982, he became Rector of St John