Frederick MacNutt

The Very Reverend
Frederick Brodie MacNutt
MA
Provost of Leicester
In office
1927–1938

The Very Rev Frederick Brodie MacNutt (1873–1949) was an eminent Anglican priest and author in the first half of the 20th century.

Born on 26 September 1873,[1] Fredereick Brodie MacNutt was educated at St Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He was ordained in 1898 and began his career with curacies at Holy Trinity, Beckenham and St James Piccadilly.[3] After this he was Curate-in-Charge of Christ Church, Wimbledon then Vicar at St John’s, Cheltenham and St Matthew’s, Surbiton.[4] From 1909 to 1918 he was a Canon Residentiary at Southwark Cathedral. In 1918 he became the incumbent of St Martin’s, Leicester and also Archdeacon of the area. When it became a Cathedral he became its first Provost, resigning in 1938. From then until his retirement in 1946 he was a Canon[5] at Canterbury Cathedral[6] He died on 17 July 1949.[7]

Works

Notes

  1. Island Register
  2. "Macnutt, Frederick Brodie (MNT894FB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
  5. Cathedral Library
  6. Ecclesiastical News The Times Wednesday, Mar 06, 1946; pg. 7; Issue 50393; col C
  7. Canon F. B. Macnutt Preacher And Author The Times Tuesday, Jul 19, 1949; pg. 9; Issue 51437; col E
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Inaugural appointment
Provost of Leicester
1927 1934
Succeeded by
Herbert Arthur Jones