Arthur Fawssett Alston
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Arthur Fawssett Alston (1872 - 1954) was the third Bishop of Middleton from 1938 until 1943[1] Educated at Clare College, Cambridge and Ridley Hall he was ordained priest in 1896[2]. A curacy at St Simon’s Southsea was followed with Yorkshire incumbencies. From there he became Rural Dean then Archdeacon of Hastings before becoming a Canon Residentiary of Manchester Cathedral, from which post he ascended to the Episcopate. His son Rex Alston was a famous cricket commentator.
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| Preceded by Cecil Wilfred Wilson |
Bishop of Middleton 1938 – 1943 |
Succeeded by Edward Worsfold Mowll |
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Times, Monday, Aug 02, 1943; pg. 6; Issue 49613; col C Ecclesiastical News Suffragan Bishop Of Middleton to retire
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
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