Whitfield Daukes

The Rt Rev Francis Whitfield Daukes was born on 27 March 1877 into a clerical family, being the eldest son of The Reverend Simeon Whitfield Daukes, sometime Vicar of Holy Trinity, Beckenham.^[1] He was educated at Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford.^[2] He studied for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and his first appointment was as a Curate at South Lambeth. From 1905 until 1914 he was Vicar of St Saviour, Denmark Park. After this he was Rural Dean of Greenwich and then of the Three Towns before being appointed Archdeacon of Plymouth. From 1934 until 1950 he was the second Bishop of the area.^[3] A man with the clearest sense of fairness,^[4] he died on 30 July 1954.^[5]

Notes

^ Family tree web-site
^ Who was Who (1991) Who was who. A cumulated index 1897-1990, CD-ROM, London : A & C Black, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ New Bishop of Plymouth The Times Saturday, Mar 24, 1934; pg. 12; Issue 46711; col D
^ The Times, Friday, Aug 06, 1954; pg. 8; Issue 53003; col E Bishop F. W. Daukes The Ven. Dr. W. H. Rigg and the Rev. W. Yorke Batley write
^ Certificate of interment of the Rt Reverend Bishop F W Daukes

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Howard Bertram Masterman	Bishop of Plymouth (Anglican) 1934 – 1950	Succeeded by Norman Harry Clarke

Anglican Bishops of Plymouth

Howard Masterman • Whitfield Daukes • Norman Clarke • Guy Sanderson • Richard Cartwright • Kenneth Newing • Richard Hawkins • John Garton • John Ford

Office holders in the Diocese of Exeter

The Lord Bishop of Exeter The Bishop of Crediton • The Bishop of Plymouth The Dean of Exeter The Archdeacon of Barnstaple • The Archdeacon of Exeter • The Archdeacon of Plymouth • The Archdeacon of Totnes

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Name	Daukes, Francis Whitfield
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Date of birth	1877
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Date of death	1954
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