Henry Griffith (priest)
Henry Wager Griffith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 July 1850 |
| Died | 3 May 1932 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
| Ordained | 1877 |
The Ven Henry Wager Griffith (23 July 1850 – 3 May 1932)[1] was Archdeacon of Lahore from 1900[2] to 1905.[3]
Biography
Born 23 July 1850, he was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, and ordained in 1877. He held Curacies in Ramsgate, and Kennington. In 1881, he went to India as a Chaplain, serving at Umballa, Delhi, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Murree and Amritsar before[4] his years as Archdeacon.[5] On his return from Lahore, he was appointed Vicar[6] of All Saints,[7] Thorp Arch, West Yorkshire.[8] He died on 3 May 1932, aged 81.
Notes
- ^ Deaths. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, May 04, 1932; pg. 1; Issue 46124
- ^ Harts Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List, 1907, Page 867 | Document Viewer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p593: London, Horace Cox, 1908
- ^ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ ‘GRIFFITH, Ven. Henry Wager’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 12 April 2014
- ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 20, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37764
- ^ "Page 12833 | Issue 30417, 7 December 1917 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Geograph:: All Saints' Church, Thorp Arch © JThomas". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.