George Townley
George Frederick Townley (15 April 1891[1] – 9 March 1977)[2] was the sixth Bishop of Hull in the modern era from 1957 until 1965.[3]
He was and educated at Lincoln College, Oxford, his first post after World War I service was as a curate in Keighley. He was then Vicar of Lidget Green, Bradford and then Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Rural Dean of Scarborough and finally Archdeacon of Cleveland [4] before elevation to the Episcopate as a Suffragan to the Archbishop of York. He died on 9 March 1977.
Notes
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
- ^ NPG details
- ^ Eccleslastical News Consecration Of Bishops At York (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Monday, 1 April 1957; p. 12; Issue 53804; col D
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0108153674
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Townley, George Frederick |
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9 March 1977 |
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