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He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge. [3] He was ordained in 1832 and began his career as a curate at All Saints, Manchester. [4] He was Rector of St Saviour, Manchester from 1836 [5] to 1868 when he was appointed Vicar of Blackburn. [6] He was also Rural Dean of Blackburn from then until his Archdeacon’s appointment. [7]
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