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John Hodson

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John Henry Hodson is an Anglican clergyman.

Hodson was born in Britain c. 1915, he graduated with the M.A. degree from Oxford University and was ordained as a priest in 1938. He was the curate of Kennington from 1937 to 1940 and priest-in-charge at Friar Park (Wednesbury) from 1940 to 1943.[1]

Hodson served as a Royal Navy Chaplain from 1943 until 1946.[2][1] After the Second World War he was the Vicar of Helmsley, Yorkshire.[1] He emigrated to South Africa in 1953.[3] He was the Dean of Grahamstown 1953 to 1964.[4]

In 1980 he was admitted as a Brother of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Anon 1967, p. 457.
  2. ^ Ministry of Defence 1944.
  3. ^ "A Dean-designate looks for an assistant". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 8 January 1953. p. 3 col E. Retrieved 3 September 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Gould & Eve 2011, p. A:25.
  5. ^ "No. 48456". The London Gazette. 18 December 1980. p. 17530.

References

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Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by Dean of Grahamstown
1953–1964
Succeeded by