Algernon Seymour (priest)

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Algernon Giles Seymour (1 September 1886–22 October 1933) was an Anglican priest in the first part of the 20th century.

Seymour was born into an aristocratic and ecclesiastical family.^[1] His father was the Revd Albert Seymour, sometime Archdeacon of Barnstaple (and himself the son of a priest) and his maternal grandfather was the Revd and Hon John Fortescue (himself son of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue). He was educated at King's College School, Cambridge, Aldenham School, Jesus College, Cambridge and Ripon College Cuddesdon.^[2] He was ordained in 1910 and began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Peter’s, Mansfield and Holy Trinity, Ilkeston. He was an acting chaplain in the Royal Navy from 1915 to 1920 when he became Vicar of Tong, Shropshire. He was Provost^[3] of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow^[4] from 1927 until his death on 22 October 1933.

References

↑ The Peerage – Very Revd Algernon Seymour
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
↑ St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow
↑ ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0567087468

v t e Scottish Episcopal Church

Bishops	The Primus: David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane Bob Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness Gregor Duncan, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway Kevin Pearson, Episcopal Bishop of Argyll and The Isles Nigel Peyton, Bishop of Brechin John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh

Dioceses	Aberdeen & Orkney Argyll & The Isles Brechin Edinburgh Glasgow & Galloway Moray, Ross & Caithness St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane

v t e Provosts and Rectors of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow

Rector	Richard Oldham

Provost and Rector	Frederick Ridgeway Howel Brown Frederic Deane Ambrose Lethbridge Algernon Seymour Kenneth Warner John Murray Martin Leonard Frank Laming Hugh McIntosh Harold Mansbridge Malcolm Grant Peter Francis Griff Dines Kelvin Holdsworth

Persondata
Name	Seymour, Algernon Giles
Alternative names
Short description	Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
Date of birth	1 September 1886
Place of birth
Date of death	22 October 1933
Place of death

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