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Ernest Sloman

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Rev. Ernest Sloman (bapt. 24 December 1854[1] – 5 July 1918) was an Anglican clergyman who was Dean of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown, Guyana[2] from 1910 until his death in 1918.[3]

Sloman was born in Farnham, Surrey, the fourth son of Samuel George Sloman, a surgeon, and Catherine Mary Sloman.[4] He was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, receiving his BA in 1877 and MA in 1880.[5] He was ordained in 1878, after a Curacy at South Hackney he emigrated to Guyana where he was successively Curate at Christ Church Georgetown, Principal of the Belair Training Institute, Rural Dean of Berbice and a Cathedral Canon before his appointment to the Diocese's Deanery.

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  1. ^ Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
  2. ^ Details of Deans past and present Archived July 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Death of the Dean of Georgetown." The Times, Monday, 15 July 1918; pg. 3; Issue 41842; col D
  4. ^ 1861 England Census
  5. ^ Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886
Church of England titles
Preceded by Deans of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown
1910 – 1918
Succeeded by