John Dart (Archdeacon of Waimea)

John Raynor Dart (1858 – 27 May 1935) was an Anglican priest in the last decade of the Nineteenth century and the opening decades of the 20th.[1]

Dart was ordained deacon in 1894, and priest in 1895. After a curacy in Brunnerton he held incumbencies at Reefton, Westport, Wakefield[2] and Nelson.[3] He was Archdeacon of Waimea from 1916 to 1926. He died on 27 May 1935.[4]

Dart had two sons, including the educator and playwright G. F. J. Dart.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Harvest of Grace: Essays in Celebration of 150 Years of Mission in the Anglican Diocese of Nelson" Bester, R (Ed) p117: Nelson, New Zealand; Anglican Diocese of Nelson; 2010 ISBN 9780473177775
  2. ↑ Past Papers NZ
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929 p 729: London, OUP, 1929
  4. 1 2 "Obituary: Hon. Archdeacon J. R. Dart". Northern Advocate. 27 May 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 13 May 2018.



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