Maurice Ponsonby | |
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| Dean of Johannesburg | |
| In office 1923-1930 | |
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| Born | 10 September 1880 Horsley, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 27 February 1943 (aged 62) England |
| Education | Trinity College, Oxford |
Maurice George Jesser Ponsonby , M.C. [1] (10 September 1880[ citation needed ] - 27 February 1943) was Dean of Johannesburg from 1923 until 1930. [2]
He was born at Horsley, Gloucestershire; educated at Eton [3] and Trinity College, Oxford; and ordained in 1905. [4] After curacies at Hackney Wick and Benenden he was Rector of Pilgrim's Rest from 1912 to 1914. He was Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of York from 1914 to 1919; and also a Chaplain to the Forces during the same period. He was Rector of St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Johannesburg from 1919 to 1923.
After his return from South Africa he was Rector of Much Haddam from 1930 until 1930. His funeral was held at Newtimber [5] on 3 March 1943. [6]
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