Walter John Lawrance

Walter John Lawrance was a priest in the Church of England at the end of the 19th century and the very first part of the 20th.[1]

Lawrance was born in 1840 and educated at St Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge,[2] and ordained in 1864.[3] His first position was as a curate in St Albans, after which he became the church's rector, the Archdeacon of St Albans[4] and finally the first Dean of St Albans. An Honorary Chaplain to the Queen,[5] he died on 12 August 1914.[6]

References

  1. ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. ^ Lawrance, Walter John in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
  3. ^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900
  4. ^ A short history of the Abbey
  5. ^ The Times, 1 January 1896, "Ecclesiastical Intelligence: New Honorary Chaplains to The Queen"
  6. ^ "Death Of The Dean Of St. Albans", The Times, 13 August 1914
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Inaugural appointment		 Dean of St Albans
1900 –1914		 Succeeded by
George Wilfrid Blenkin
Deans of St Albans
Office holders in the Diocese of St Albans