Franklyn de Winton Lushington (29 March 1868 – 30 March 1941)
was
Archdeacon
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of
Malta
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from 1901 until 1903.
Lushington was born in
Madras
Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ...
,
educated at
Clare College, Cambridge
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and
ordained
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in 1894. In 1899 he married Monica Sydney Sanderson in
Elstree
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where he was an
assistant master at
the preparatory school. In 1911 he became
Headmaster
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Role
While s ...
of
Dover College
Dover College is an independent day and boarding school in the English public school tradition located in Dover in south east England. It was founded in 1871, and takes both day pupils and boarders from the UK and internationally.
The schoo ...
, leaving to become a
Chaplain
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to the
Forces
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during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
.
["Dover in the Great War" Wynn,S p170: Barnsley, Pen and Sword, 2017 ] After the war he was the
Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election, regardless of whether they are seeking re-election.
There may or may not be ...
at
Danehill then
King's Langley
Kings Langley is a village, former manor and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, north-west of London and to the south of the Chiltern Hills. It now forms part of the London commuter belt. The village is divided between two local governme ...
.
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Christian clergy from Chennai
Heads of schools in England
Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge
Archdeacons of Malta
20th-century Maltese Anglican priests
19th-century English Anglican priests
1868 births
1941 deaths
People from Danehill, East Sussex
People from Kings Langley
20th-century English Anglican priests
Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers
British Army personnel of World War I
Military personnel of British India
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