The Venerable (John) Hewitt Wilson CB, MA was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.
He was born on 14 February 1924[1] and educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin. After a curacy at St. George's Church, Dublin he entered the RAF Chaplaincy Service, serving in a variety of loations[2] before eventually becoming its Archdeacon (Chaplain-in-Chief) in 1973,[3] serving for seven years.[4]
He was Archdeacon Emeritus from 1980 [5] and Rector of The Heyfords with Rousham and Somerton [6] until 1993.[7] He died on 29 June 2008.[8]
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| Preceded by Leonard James Ashton |
Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF 1973–1980 |
Succeeded by Herbert James Stuart |
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