Karl Sopwith

The Ven Thomas Karl Sopwith MA (known as Karl;[1] 28 May 1873 – 14 December 1945) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the first half of the 20th century.[2]

He was born on 28 May 1873,[3] the eldest son of Arthur Sopwith of Chasetown & his wife Catherine Susan née Shelford. He was a grandson of mining engineer Thomas Sopwith and a nephew of civil engineer William Shelford.[4] He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, graduating BA with a first-class in the Theology tripos in 1895.[5] Ordained in 1897,[6] after curacies at St Matthew's, Walsall and St Peter's Cranley Gardens[7] he held incumbencies in Shoreham, Kent, Westminster, Aylesford and Ashford, Kent. In 1934 he was appointed Archdeacon of Maidstone,[8] and in 1939 Archdeacon of Canterbury.[9] He retired in 1942 and died on 14 December 1945.[10]

Notes
  1. Life, 1 June 1942 – p. 34, New Primate of England is Enthroned with Pomp
  2. London Gazette
  3. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. "Arthur Sopwith". The Peerage. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. "Sopwith, Thomas Karl (SPWT892TK)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  6. The Times, Wednesday, Dec 22, 1897; pg. 3; Issue 35393; col C Ordinations Lichfield
  7. Genuki
  8. The Times, Monday, Nov 12, 1934; pg. 14; Issue 46909; col F New Archdeacon of Maidstone
  9. National Archives
  10. Deaths The Times Monday, Dec 17, 1945; pg. 1; Issue 50327; col A
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Edward Hoare Hardcastle		 Archdeacon of Canterbury
1939 –- 1942		 Succeeded by
Alexander Sargent


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