Frederic Athelwold Iremonger (8 July 1878''

1939 England and Wales Register The National Registration Act 1939 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. The initial National Registration Bill was introduced to Parliament as an emergency measure at the start of the World War II, Second World War. The Act provided ...

'' – 15 September 1952) was an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest. Iremonger was born in Longparish, Hampshire,''1911 England Census'' the third son of William Henry (1845–1911) and Mary Sophia Iremonger of Wherwell Priory Hampshire, who were first cousins. He was educated at

Clifton Clifton may refer to: People *Clifton (surname) *Clifton (given name) Places Australia * Clifton, Queensland, a town **Shire of Clifton *Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong *Clifton, Western Australia Canada *Clifton, Nova Scotia ...

and

Keble College, Oxford Keble College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to th ...

. Ordained in 1906 he began his career with a curacy at All Saints', Poplar after which he was Priest in charge at St Nicholas, Blackwall. Later he was Vicar of St James the Great, Bethnal Green and then

Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

Quarley Quarley is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. It is about west of Andover and according to the 2001 census had a population of 161, reducing to 150 at the 2011 Census. An Iron Age hillfort A hillf ...

. In 1918, he accompanied Dr Cosmo Lang then Archbishop of York as chaplain and secretary on an important mission to the USA. On his return he joined and became chairman in 1919 (president in 1922) of the ''Life and Liberty Movement'' begun by Dr William Temple and Dick Sheppard in 1917. In 1923, he came to London to take up his appointment as editor of the ''

Guardian Guardian usually refers to: * Legal guardian, a person with the authority and duty to care for the interests of another * ''The Guardian'', a British daily newspaper (The) Guardian(s) may also refer to: Places * Guardian, West Virginia, Unite ...

'', a Church of England weekly newsletter. However, his strengths lay in writing rather than in administration of a newspaper and after four years he resigned and returned to a country parish."Obituary – Dr. F. A. Iremonger – Dean of Lichfield", '' The Times''; Tuesday, Sep 16, 1952; pg. 8; Issue 52418; col F In 1933, he was appointed Director of Religion at the BBC, where he had "immense success" bringing about a notable rise in the standard of religious broadcasting and being appointed an Honorary Chaplain to the King in 1936. A year later he was the sole radio-reporter at the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth. He held his post at the BBC until 1939 when having exceeded the BBC's age limit (60) he again retired to a small country parish. Within a few months, Iremonger was elevated to the Deanery of Lichfield Cathedral."New Dean of Lichfield Dr. F. A. Iremonger", '' The Times''; Thursday, Jun 01, 1939; pg. 14; Issue 48320; col F "He did not settle down easily to Cathedral life and its traditions". He died in that post, aged 73, on 15 September 1952. "His strong and attractive character and undemonstrative piety impressed all who knew him and gained him a host of friends". His biography of

William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury William Temple (15 October 1881 – 26 October 1944) was an English Anglican priest, who served as Bishop of Manchester (1921–1929), Archbishop of York (1929–1942) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1942–1944). The son of an Archbishop of Can ...

, published in 1948 "earned much praise and deserved much gratitude".

Publications (selected)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iremonger, Frederic Athelwold 1878 births 1952 deaths People educated at Clifton College Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Honorary Chaplains to the King BBC people Deans of Lichfield