William Beck (Dean of Worcester)

William Ernest Beck was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. He was born on 4 October 1884, educated at Great Yarmouth Grammar School and Durham University^[1] and ordained in 1908.^[2] From then to 1915 he was a tutor then vice-principal at St Aidan’s Theological College, Birkenhead. After this he was Vicar of St Anne’s Birkenhead^[3] before 28 years as the principal of St Paul’s Training College, Cheltenham. In 1949 he was appointed Dean of Worcester,^[4] a position he held to his death on 22 May 1957.^[5]

References

^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
^ ”The Clergy List”, London, Kelly’s, 1913
^ Genuki
^ New Dean Of Worcester, The Times, 4 June 1949; pg. 4; Issue 51399; col D
^ Dean Of Worcester Right Judgment In All Things, The Times, 28 May 1957; pg. 13; Issue 53852; col C

Church of England titles
Preceded by Arthur Whitcliffe Davies	Dean of Worcester 1949 – 1957	Succeeded by Robert Leslie Pollington Milburn

Deans of Worcester

16th Century	Henry Holbeach • John Barlow • Philip Hawford • Seth Holland • John Pedder • Thomas Wilson • Francis Willis • Richard Edes

17th Century	James Montague • Arthur Lake • Joseph Hall • William Juxon • Roger Maynwaring • Christopher Potter • Richard Holdsworth • John Oliver • Thomas Warmestry • William Thomas • George Hickes • William Talbot

18th Century	Francis Hare • James Stillingfleet • Edmund Marten • John Waugh • Richard Wrottesley • William Digby • Robert Foley • St Andrew St John • Arthur Onslow

19th Century	John Jenkinson • James Hook • George Murray • John Peel • The Hon Grantham Yorke • Lord Alwyne Compton • John Gott • Robert Forrest

1908 onwards	William Moore Ede • Arthur Davies • William Beck • Bobby Milburn • Eric Kemp • Tom Baker • Robert Jeffery • Peter Marshall • Peter Atkinson

Office holders in the Diocese of Worcester

The Bishop of Worcester • The Bishop of Dudley • The Dean of Worcester • The Archdeacon of Worcester The Archdeacon of Dudley

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Name	Beck, William Ernest
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Date of birth	1884
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Date of death	1957
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