The Very Rev

Very Reverend

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 Harold Costley-White, DD

Doctor of Divinity

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 was an Anglican dean

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 and author

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  in the mid 20th century.
Born in 1878, he was educated at Malvern

Malvern College

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 and Balliol

Balliol College, Oxford

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 and ordained in 1902. He was an Assistant Master

Teacher

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 at Sherborne

Sherborne School

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 and Rugby

Rugby School

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. From 1910 to 1936 he held Headships at Bradfield College

Bradfield College

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, Liverpool College and Westminster

Westminster School

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. In 1936 he became Canon

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 of Westminster

Westminster Abbey

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  and two years later Dean of Gloucester, serving for 15 years.
He died on 5 April 1966.