Hilary Martin Connop Price

The Very Rev  Hilary Martin Connop Price  (1912- 1998) was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century. [1] He was educated at Cheltenham College] and Queens' College, Cambridge and  ordained in 1937. [2] After this he was Curate at St Peter’s, Hersham [3] and then Senior Chaplain at Portsmouth Cathedral. During the war he was  a Chaplain in the RAFVR. When peace returned he was Vicar of St Gabriel’s, Bishopwearmouth and then Rural Dean of Newcastle-under-Lyme. In 1966 he became Provost of Chelmsford,[4] a post he held for 11 years.
Religious titles
Preceded by
George Eric Gordon
Provost of Chelmsford
1966 – 1977
Succeeded by
Richard William Herrick

Notes

  1. ^ "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter,S; Roy,I Cambridge, CUP,1996 ISBN 9780521563505
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  3. ^ exploring Surrey’s past
  4. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Nov 02, 1966; pg. 14; Issue 56778; col D EcclesiasticalNews