Frederick MacNutt
| The Very Reverend Frederick Brodie MacNutt MA |
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| Provost of Leicester | |
| In office 1927–1938 |
The Very Rev Frederick Brodie MacNutt (1873–1949) was an eminent Anglican priest and author in the first half of the 20th century.
Born on 26 September 1873,[1] Fredereick Brodie MacNutt was educated at St Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He was ordained in 1898 and began his career with curacies at Holy Trinity, Beckenham and St James Piccadilly.[3] After this he was Curate-in-Charge of Christ Church, Wimbledon then Vicar at St John’s, Cheltenham and St Matthew’s, Surbiton.[4] From 1909 to 1918 he was a Canon Residentiary at Southwark Cathedral. In 1918 he became the incumbent of St Martin’s, Leicester and also Archdeacon of the area. When it became a Cathedral he became its first Provost, resigning in 1938. From then until his retirement in 1946 he was a Canon[5] at Canterbury Cathedral[6] He died on 17 July 1949.[7]
Works
- The Inevitable Christ: Sermons preached in Southwark Cathedral, 1911
- Classics of the Inner Life, 1924
- The Early Diocese of Leicester, 1926
- A War Primer, an Anthology of War Prayers, Intercessions, Prayers of Devotion, 1939
- Four Freedoms, Atlantic and Christian, 1943
Notes
- ↑ Island Register
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- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
- ↑ Cathedral Library
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News The Times Wednesday, Mar 06, 1946; pg. 7; Issue 50393; col C
- ↑ Canon F. B. Macnutt Preacher And Author The Times Tuesday, Jul 19, 1949; pg. 9; Issue 51437; col E
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| Preceded by
Inaugural appointment
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Provost of Leicester 1927– 1934 |
Succeeded by Herbert Arthur Jones |
