Canon Donald Clifford Gray CBE

CBE

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 was born in Manchester

Manchester

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, England

England

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 in 1930, the son of Henry Hackett Gray and the grandson of Richard Hackett, Father of the Chapel

Father of the Chapel

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 printer

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 at the Manchester Guardian and President of the Typographical Association. Having trained for the priesthood

Anglican ministry

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 at King's College London

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 and St Boniface's College Warminster, he served as a priest in the diocese of Manchester until becoming Rector of Liverpool

Liverpool

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 in 1974.

He was for several years an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen

Honorary Chaplain to the Queen

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 (a military form of chaplain to the Queen) through his involvement with the Territorial Army In 1970 he was awarded the TD (Territorial Decoration). He was later appointed a to the Royal Household as a Chaplain to H M the Queen.

In 1987 he was appointed Canon of Westminster

Dean and Canons of Westminster

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 and Speaker's Chaplain. His role within the Westminster Chapter was that of Rector of St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey

St. Margaret's, Westminster

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. That role and that of Speaker's Chaplain have been practically, though not necessarily, combined for some years.

He was awarded a PhD by the University of Manchester in 1984 and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquares of London, and of the Royal Historical Society

Publications

• Earth and Altar. Donald Gray, Alcuin / Caterbury Press (1986)
• Chaplain to Mr Speaker. Donald Gray. HMSO (1991). ISBN 0-10-850634-7
• Ronald Jasper, His Life, His Work, and the ASB. Donald Gray. SPCK (1997). ISBN 0-281-04976-9
• Percy Dearmer : A Parson's Pilgrimage. Donald Gray. Canterbury Press (2000). ISBN 1-85311-335-2
• Memorial Services. Donald Gray. Alcuin / SPCK (2002). ISBN 0-281-05406-1
• All Majesty and Power : An Anthology of Royal Prayers. Donald Gray, Editor. Hodder & Stoughton (2000)
• All Majesty and Power : An Anthology of Royal Prayers. Donald Gray, Editor. Eerdmans USA (2002) ISBN 0-8028-3957-6
• The 1927-1928 Prayer Book Crisis Part 1. Donald Gray. SCM-Canterbury Press (2005) ISBN 1-85311-727-7
• The 1927-1928 Prayer Book Crisis Part 2. Donald Gray. SCM-Canterbury Press (2006) ISBN 1-85311-743-9