James Bevin

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James Courtney Bevin was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. [1]

He was born in Dulverton, Somerset in 1872 and died on 23 December 1946 and is commemorated on a stone in St Bride's Episcopal Church, North Ballachulish, Inverness-shire.
He was ordained in 1907 [2] and was Dean of Argyll and The Isles from 1940 until his death in 1946.
He was the great great uncle of the British Labour politician Ernest Bevin. [3]

Notes

  1. ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN   0567087468
  2. Durham Records
  3. "This is Bristol". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
Religious titles
Preceded by Dean of Argyll and The Isles
1940 1946
Succeeded by


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