Introduction

Biography

Francis was the son of Will­iam Wel­don Champ­neys, Ca­non of St. Paul’s, and lat­er Dean of Lich­field.

He was edu­cat­ed at Win­ches­ter Col­lege and Brase­nose Col­lege, Oxf­ord (MA & MB 1875, MD later).

An ama­teur mu­si­cian, he stu­died un­der John Goss, and held va­ri­ous mu­sic­al po­si­tions from 1880–1913.

He was al­so a Fel­low of the Roy­al Col­lege of Phy­si­cians, Lon­don (1882), and chaired the Cen­tral Mid­wives’ Board (1903–30).

He was made a ba­ro­net in 1910.