John Garraway Holmes (died September 1904 in

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) was an

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. He was buried at Broadwater Cemetery in Worthing.

Education

He graduated from

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in 1862 and was ordained priest in 1864 by the

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. He was a curate at Christ Church, Reading from 1866 to 1869 and St. Mark's Church, Reigate from 1869 to 1870 and St. Mary Magdalene, Wandsworth Common from 1870 - 1883.

Career

He was appointed

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of St. Philip's Church, Sydenham in 1883 - 1889. In 1888 he was elected to the

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representing

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as a member of the "Church Party". He resigned from the board in the following year. He was

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and rector of the St. Michael and St. George Cathedral from 1889 to 1899 and was also

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from 1895. In July 1899 he was consecrated in

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as third

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. He received an honorary

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(DD) from the

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in June 1901.

References

External links

Worthing Cemetery
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