Walter John Lawrance
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Walter John Lawrance was an eminent clergyman in the Church of England
at the end of the 19th century and the very first part of the 20th.
Walter John Lawrance was born in 1840, educated at St Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge
, and ordained in 1864. His first post was as a Curate
in St Albans
, after which he became its Rector, Archdeacon of St Albans, and finally its inaugural Dean
. An honorary Chaplain to the Queen
, he died on 12 August 1914.
Very Reverend
The Very Reverend is a style given to certain religious figures.*In the Roman Catholic Church, by custom, priests who hold positions of particular note: e.g...
Walter John Lawrance was an eminent clergyman in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
at the end of the 19th century and the very first part of the 20th.
Walter John Lawrance was born in 1840, educated at St Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, and ordained in 1864. His first post was as a Curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
in St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
, after which he became its Rector, Archdeacon of St Albans, and finally its inaugural Dean
Dean of St Albans
The Dean of St Albans is the head of the Chapter of St Albans Cathedral in the city of St Albans, England in the Diocese of St Albans. The first incumbent was Walter John Lawrance and the post is currently held by the Very Revd Jeffrey John,MA....
. An honorary Chaplain to the Queen
Honorary Chaplain to the Queen
An Honorary Chaplain to the Queen is a member of the clergy within the United Kingdom, who, through long and distinguished service, is appointed to minister to the monarch of the United Kingdom. Although usually an Anglican priest or a Church of Scotland minister, a member of the clergy from any...
, he died on 12 August 1914.