Archibald Wentworth Morton (7 May 1911, Hamilton, New Zealand – 27 Feb 1973, Sydney, Australia) was the 7th

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, Australia, in office from 3 March 1967 until his death 1973. He was educated at the

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and

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in 1938.''

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1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1959 p823 His first posts were curacies in

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. Following wartime service with the

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he began a lecture tour of Europe and the USA that lasted from 1946 to 1951. He was rector of

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, then

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until his installation as

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. He was chairman of the

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school council.

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1911 births University of New Zealand alumni Deans of Sydney 1973 deaths {{ Australia-reli-bio-stub