The Rt Rev Alfred Earle DD

Doctor of Divinity

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  was Bishop of Marlborough

Bishop of Marlborough

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 from 1888 to 1900. Born in 1827 he was educated at Eton

Eton College

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 and Hertford College, Oxford

Hertford College, Oxford

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. Ordained in 1858 he was appointed Curate

Curate

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 of St Edmund's, Salisbury

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 then Rector

Rector

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 of Monkton Farleigh

Monkton Farleigh

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. Afterwards he was Vicar

Vicar

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 of Alvington

Alvington

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 followed by a 15 year spell in Totnes

Totnes

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, firstly as Rural Dean

Rural Dean

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 and latterly as Archdeacon

Archdeacon

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 . After his brief service as a Bishop

Bishop

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  he was Dean of Exeter

Dean of Exeter

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until his death on 28 December 1918.