John George Norton (1840–1920) was an

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who held senior leadership positions in

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during the first quarter of the 20th century. Norton was born in

Arvagh Arvagh (), or Arva, is a town in County Cavan, Ireland, on the shores of Garty Lough and overlooked by Bruse Mountain. It is located on the junction of the R198 road (Ireland), R198 and R203 road (Ireland), R203 Regional road (Ireland), regiona ...

; and educated at

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. He was

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in 1865; and

in 1866. He served curacies in

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and

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; and incumbencies in

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and

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. He was Archdeacon of St Andrews, PQ from 1900 to 1902; a

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from 1893 to 1902; and Archdeacon of Montreal from 1902 until his death in October 1920.

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1840 births 1920 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Christian clergy from County Cavan 19th-century Irish Anglican priests 20th-century Canadian Anglican priests Archdeacons of Montreal Archdeacons of St Andrews, PQ {{Quebec-bio-stub