John Willink
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John Wakefield Willink (24 October 1858 – 22 September 1927) was an Anglican dean[1] in the first half of the 20th century.[2]
Willink was educated at Clifton College[3] and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[4] Ordained in 1881,[5] he held a curacy at Bishop Auckland before becoming Vicar of St John’s, Sunderland.[6] In 1891 he moved to St Helens and then held further incumbencies at Great Yarmouth and St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham. He became Dean of Norwich[7] in 1919 and held the post[8] until his death on 22 September 1927.[9]
Notes
- ↑ London Gazette
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
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- ↑ Ordinations Durham The Times Wednesday, Dec 21, 1881; pg. 10; Issue 30383; col B
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co, 1889
- ↑ Norfolk Record Office online catalogue
- ↑ ”Norwich Cathedral : church, city and diocese, 1096-1996” Atherton, I: London Hambledon Press, 1996 ISBN 1-85285-134-1
- ↑ The Dean Of Norwich. Sudden Death From Heart Attack. (Obituaries) The Times Friday, Sep 23, 1927; pg. 15; Issue 44694; col E
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James Denton Thompson
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Rector of St Martin in the Bull Ring 1912 - 1919 |
Succeeded by Edward Grose-Hodge |
| Preceded by | Dean of Norwich 1919–1927 |
Succeeded by Daniel Herbert Somerset Cranage |
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