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Philip Arthur Micklem (1876–1965) was an
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/ref> * ''Sermon'' in St. Andrew's Cathedral, April 1937 at a University Service
Philip Arthur Micklem (1876–1965) was an Anglican
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priest
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in England and Australia.
Family
He was born on 5 April 1876 inWaltham St Lawrence
Waltham St Lawrence is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the English county of Berkshire.
Toponymy
The name 'Waltham' is believed to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon words ''Wealt'' and ''Ham'', meaning 'homestead or vill ...
in Berkshire
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, England, the son of Leonard Micklem of Abbot's Mead in Elstree in Hertfordshire, by his first wife, Dora Emily Weguelin. He was the half-brother of both Commander Sir Robert Micklem and Brigadier-General John Micklem DSO MC.
In 1932 he married a school teacher, Evelyn Murial Auriac (1907–2010), in Sydney, Australia.
Education
He was educated atHarrow School
Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (school founder), John Lyon, a local landowner an ...
and Hertford College, Oxford
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. He was ordained after studying at Ripon College Cuddesdon
Ripon College Cuddesdon (RCC) is a Church of England seminary, theological college in Cuddesdon, a village outside Oxford, England. The College trains men and women for ministry in the Church of England: stipendiary, non-stipendiary, local orda ...
in 1903.
Career
After acuracy
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at Shere
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he was a lecturer
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at St Augustine's College, Canterbury
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. From 1910 to 1917 he was a canon residentiary
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at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
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, and principal
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* Principal (academia), the chief executive of a university
** Principal (education), the head of a school
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of the Brisbane Theological College. He was rector of St James' Church, Sydney
St James' Church, commonly known as St James', King Street, is an Australian heritage-listed Anglican parish church located at 173 King Street, in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales. Consecrated in February 1824 and named ...
, from then until his appointment as the second Provost
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* Provost (religion), a high-ranking church official
* Prince-provost, a high-ranking church official
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of Derby Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Derby, better known as Derby Cathedral, is a cathedral church in the city of Derby, England. In 1927, it was promoted from parish church status to that of a cathedral, creating a seat for the Bishop of ...
.
Micklem resigned in 1947 and died on 5 December 1965.
Works
* ''Sermon'' at the consecration of J. O. Feetham as bishop (North Queensland) in Brisbane Cathedral, April 1911 * ''Sermon'' at the opening of the Diocesan Synod in Brisbane Cathedral 1911; repeated verbatim at the opening of Sydney Synod in 1922 (text is in the Sydney Diocesan Year Book, either 1922 or 1923) * ''St Matthew'' Westminster Commentaries, Methuen, 1917. * ''Social unity and the teaching of the New Testament'' 15 July 1918. * ''Principles of church organization: with special reference to the Church of England in Australia'', London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1921. * ''Spiritual healing'' prepared on behalf of the Select Committee appointed by the Diocese of Sydney. 1921? * ''Values of the Incarnation'', London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, New York: Macmillan, 1932. * ''Australia's first bishop: a brief memoir of William Grant Broughton'', Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1936.State Library of New South Wales, catalogue referenc93/174
/ref> * ''Sermon'' in St. Andrew's Cathedral, April 1937 at a University Service
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