Theodore Churton

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Theodore Townson Churton was an Anglican priest in the early 20th century. [1]

He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 24 April 1853 [2] and educated at New College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1883 and was Curate of Holy Trinity, Hastings [3] until his appointment to his father's old parish at Icklesham in 1891. He was Archdeacon of Lewes from 1908 to 1912 [4] and then of Hastings [5] until his death on 1 June 1915. [6]

Notes

  1. The Times, Thursday, Aug 10, 1899; pg. 14; Issue 35904; col A Public Appointments
  2. His father was the Revd Prebendary H. B. W. Churton, sometime Vicar, Icklesham, Sussex and Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Chichester, a post his son was also to hold> “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN   978-0-19-954087-7
  3. The Clergy List” London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  4. Kelly’s
  5. National Archives
  6. The Times, Friday, Jun 04, 1915; pg. 12; Issue 40872; col G News in Brief
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Robert Sutton
Archdeacon of Lewes
1908 1912
Succeeded by
Henry Kemble Southwell
Preceded by
Inaugural appointment
Archdeacon of Hastings
1912 1915
Succeeded by
Benedict George Hoskyns


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