The Rt Rev Mark Rodolph Carpenter-Garnier (1 January 1881 – 11 October 1969) was an

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in the first half of the 20th century.

Life and career

Born in

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''1911 England Census'' on New Year's Day, he was the third son of John Carpenter Garnier and Hon. Mary Louisa Trefusis, daughter of Charles Trefusis, 19th Baron Clinton. His eldest brother, John Trefusis Carpentier-Garnier, was killed in action in the First World War. He was educated at

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and

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''Who Was Who 1897–2007''. London,

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, 2007 and

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in 1905. His career began with curacies at St Thomas,

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and

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. Following this he was

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of Pusey House, Oxford. From 1924 to 1938 he was

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. He then returned to

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to be Principal of St Boniface Missionary College, Warminster and then

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Diocesan Training College. In 1940, he married Eveline Egerton-Warburton, daughter of Piers Egerton-Warburton and granddaughter of Rowland Egerton-Warburton.

References

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Holders of a Lambeth degree People educated at Winchester College University and college chaplains in the United Kingdom