William Arthur Grant Luckman (25 June 1857 – 8 January 1921) was

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from 1907 to 1911. Luckman was educated at

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and

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in 1881. He was a Master at the Boys’ High School, Allahabad from 1882 to 1886;

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St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta St. Paul's Cathedral is a Church of North India (CNI) cathedral of Anglican background in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, noted for its Gothic architecture and dedicated to Paul the Apostle. It is the seat of the Diocese of Calcutta. The c ...

from 1896 to 1893; the

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at St John, Calcutta from 1893 to 1895; and a Canon at St Paul's from 1895 to 1907. After his time as

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he was the

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of St Cuthbert,

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until his death.”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M p589: Edinburgh T & T Clark

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Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Archdeacons of Calcutta 1857 births 1921 deaths {{Anglican-stub