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Godfrey Smith (priest)

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Godfrey Smith
Born(1878-07-14)14 July 1878
Died1 August 1944(1944-08-01) (aged 66)
NationalityEnglish
EducationCharterhouse;
Magdalen College, Oxford;
Wells Theological College
OccupationAnglican Priest
Years active1903–1944
Known forArchdeacon of Furness

Godfrey Smith (14 July 1878 – 1 August 1944) was Archdeacon of Furness from 1926 until his death.[1]

He was educated at Charterhouse, Magdalen College, Oxford and Wells Theological College;[2] and ordained in 1903.[3] After curacies in Barrow-in-Furness and Grange-over-Sands he held incumbencies at Walney Island, Cartmel, Wentworth, South Yorkshire (where he was also Chaplain to the 7th Earl Fitzwilliam and Haverthwaite.

Notes

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  1. ^ Deaths. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 03, 1944; pg. 1; Issue 49925
  2. ^ ‘SMITH, Ven. Godfrey Scott’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 23 July 2015
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p 1320: London, Horace Cox, 1908
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Penrith
1926–1944
Succeeded by