Richard Phipps
The Ven Peter Townley (b Northampton 1865 - d Harrogate 5 October 1934)[1] was Archdeacon of Halifax from 1923 to 1927; and then, when it was renamed, of Halifax from 1927 to 1930.[2]
Phipps was educated at Dover College; Clare College, Cambridge; and Wells Theological College.[3] Ordained in 1890,[4] he served curacies in Great Yarmouth and Wakefield. He was Diocesan Chaplain of Wakefield from 1894 to 1896; Vicar of Brighouse from 1896 to 1901; and then of Kirkburton from 1901. A freemason, he was Grand Chaplain of England in 1926. He was a Member of West Riding County Council from 1913 to 1928.[5]
References
- Deaths. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 31 July 1934; pg. 16; Issue 46820
- Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 December 1930; pg. 8; Issue 45696
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p1130: London, Horace Cox, 1908
- Ordinations. Norwich The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 3 June 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33028
- ‘PHIPPS, Ven. Richard’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 26 July 2017
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| Preceded by Jonathan Desmond Francis Greener |
Archdeacon of Halifax 1923–1927 |
Succeeded by Campbell Richard Hone |
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