Charles Clarke (priest)
The Ven Charles Philip Stewart Clarke , MA was an eminent Anglican priest and author [1] in the middle third of the 20th century.
He was born in 1871 and educated at Clifton and Christ Church, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1895,[3] he was Head of the Christ Church (Oxford) Mission in Poplar until 1908. He held incumbencies at Fenton[disambiguation needed], High Wycombe, Donhead St Andrew, North Stoneham and Trotton [4] after which he was Archdeacon of Chichester from 1934 until 1946; and a Canon Residentiary at the cathedral from 1936. He retired from both posts in 1946 and died a year later on 18 December 1947.[5] He was married in 1909 to Madeleine Brooke daughter of John and Lady Wilhelmina Brooke of Haughton Hall and had a son and two daughters.
Notes
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Archdeacon of Chichester 1934 – 1946 |
Succeeded by Lancelot Mason |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a member of the Christian clergy in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- ↑ Amongst others he wrote “Everyman’s Book of Saints”, 1914; “Church History: from Nero to Constantine”, 1920; “A Short History of the Christian Church”, 1929; “Saints and Heroes”, 1931; “The Oxford Movement and After”, 1932; “The Via Media”, 1937;and “Life of Bishop Chandler”, 1939 - British Library website accessed 19:08 GMT 31 April 2011
- ↑ University Intelligence. Oxford, Oct. 23.The Times Thursday, Oct 24, 1889; pg. 8; Issue 32838; col A
- ↑ Ordinations Winchester The Times Tuesday, Dec 24, 1895; pg. 14; Issue 34768; col F
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Obituary: The Ven. C. P. S. Clarke The Times Friday, Dec 19, 1947; pg. 7; sue 50948; col E
