Francis Edward Carter (9 September 1851 – 22 August 1935) was an

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priest who served in Cornwall, Kent, East Anglia and South Africa. He died aged 83, at 13 Park Terrace, Cambridge.

Early life

Francis Edward Carter was born in

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, Wilts. on 9 September 1851; he was the son of Charles Henry Carter and went to school at

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, Surrey, where he matriculated in 1871.

University education and teaching career

Francis Edward Carter was admitted (as a

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) to

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on 22 April 1871, and graduated as follows; B.A. 1875; M.A. 1878. He worked as an assistant master at

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, 1875–78.

Ordained ministry

Carter was ordained a deacon in 1878 and a priest in

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in 1879; he was

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of St Paul's Truro (1878–80). He served as

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of the Collegiate Church of Endellion (1880-4), canon missioner of

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(1884–95), Select Preacher at Cambridge (1888), Six Preacher and Tait Missioner at

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(1895–1900), and was an

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of Canterbury Cathedral (1896–1900). In early 1900 he was offered the position of

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and rector of

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, South Africa, and accepted the office, travelling to the country in August that year. He stayed in South Africa until 1911, when he returned to become Rector of

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(1911–27) and dean of Bocking (1911–27), also serving as

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(1912–24), Proctor in Convocation (1922-9) and

of St Edmondsbury and Ipswich (1922–35).

Marital Status

In 1899, he married Sibella Fanny née Sayer: they had one son and one daughter.

Published works

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Notes and references

1851 births 1935 deaths Anglican archdeacons in Africa 20th-century South African Anglican priests Deans of Grahamstown Deans of Bocking People from Pewsey 19th-century English Anglican priests {{SouthAfrica-reli-bio-stub