Samuel Pritchard Matheson
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Samuel Pritchard Matheson (September 20, 1852 – May 1942) was a Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Rupert’s Land, and 4th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
[edit] Life
Born in the parish of Kildonan, Manitoba, the son of John and Catherine (Pritchard) Matheson, Matheson received a Bachelor of Divinity in 1879 in St. John's College, University of Manitoba, and received the Doctor of Divinity degree in 1903. He was ordained a deacon in 1875 and a priest in 1876. He was Master of St. John’s College and Professor of Exegetical Theology. In 1882, he was made a Canon of St. John's Cathedral and was made Dean of Rupert's Land in 1892. From 1908 to 1934, he was the 2nd Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. In 1909, he was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and he served until 1931. He founded Havergal Ladies' College in Winnipeg and was its president.
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- Primates of the Anglican Church of Canada
- Metropolitans of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land
- The story of Manitoba (Volume 2)
- Manitoba Historical Society biography
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Preceded by Robert Machray |
Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land 1905-1931 |
Succeeded by Isaac Stringer |
Preceded by Arthur Sweatman |
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada 1909–1931 |
Succeeded by Clarendon Lamb Worrell |
Academic offices | ||
Preceded by Robert Machray |
Chancellor of the University of Manitoba 1908–1934 |
Succeeded by John Dafoe |