Thomas Heywood Masters
Thomas Heywood Masters CBE was an Anglican priest.[1][2][3]
Masters was born on 9 April 1865.[4] He was educated at Withington High School, at Inverness College, in Hanover and at Christ's College, Cambridge.[5] Ordained in 1889, his first posts were curacies at St Peter’s, Caverswall and St Mark’s, Lakenham. He then held incumbencies at All Saints, North Scarle[6] and All Saints, East Meon. During the Great War he was a Red Cross Ambulance driver then a Chaplain to the 4th Army: he was twice Mentioned in Despatches. When peace returned he became Vicar of St Peter’s, Petersfield.[7] After this he was Rural Dean of Portsmouth then Provost of Portsmouth Cathedral,[8] also becoming an Honorary Chaplain to the King.[9] He died on 1 September193[10] and there is a memorial to him at East Meon.[11]
References
- ^ The Times, 28 April 1893; pg. 11; Issue 33937; col B, University Intelligence. Oxford, April 27.
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN 9780199540877
- ^ Family genealogy site
- ^ Masters, Thomas Heywood in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
- ^ A history of Christianity in Petersfield: the stories of the local churches: Petersfield, Petersfield Area Historical Society, 2001 Monograph No 4 ISSN 0262-5970
- ^ History in Portsmouth
- ^ Ecclesiastical News. New Chaplains To The King The Times, 22 October 1921; pg. 10; Issue 42858; col E
- ^ Deaths, The Times, 4 September 1939; pg. 1; Issue 48401; col A
- ^ Parish registers web-site
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Masters, Thomas Heywood |
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1865 |
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1939 |
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