Willoughby Charles Allen (7 October 1867 – 10 February 1953) was an

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priest in the early 20th century. He was educated at the Clergy Orphan School in

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and

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. He was

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in 1894 and began his ecclesiastical career as a

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. He was a

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of His old college until 1908 when he became Principal of Egerton Hall, Manchester. He was

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from 1909''News in Brief''

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(London, England), Saturday, Sep 11, 1909; pg. 13; Issue 39062 to 1916;

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from 1916 to 1920; and Rector of

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from 1922 to 1932.

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1867 births People educated at St Edmund's School Canterbury Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Archdeacons of Manchester Archdeacons of Blackburn 1953 deaths {{York-archdeacon-stub