John Rashdall Eyre

The Ven John Rashdall Eyre was an eminent Anglican priest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]

He was born 21 June 1845, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge.[2] Ordained in 1873,[3] he was a Minor Canon at Chester Cathedral, Rural Dean of Toxteth, Vicar of St Helens, Merseyside and Rector of Tiverton before being appointed Archdeacon of Sheffield[4] in 1895,[5] a post he held until his death on 12 June 1912.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  2. ^ Eyre, John Rashdall in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958. According to a Genealogical Web site, he was born 1850
  3. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  4. ^ Fifty Years of Sheffield Church Life 1866-1916
  5. ^ The Times, Thursday, Mar 14, 1895; pg. 7; Issue 34524; col G Ecclesiastical Intelligence
  6. ^ [The Times, Thursday, Jun 13, 1912; pg. 1; Issue 39924; col ADeaths
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Henry Arnold Favell
Archdeacon of Sheffield
1896–1912
Succeeded by
Herbert Gresford Jones