Prideaux Lightfoot

Reginald Prideaux Lightfoot (26 May 1836 – 18 September 1906) was a British Anglican priest. He was the Archdeacon of Oakham in the Church of England from 1880 to 1905.[1]

Life

Lightfoot was born into an ecclesiastical family — his father, John, was the Rector of Exeter College, Oxford.[2] He was educated at Radley College and Balliol College, Oxford.[3] He was Vicar of Wellingborough[4] then Rector of Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham from 1890 until his death.[5]

Family

Lightfoot married in 1869 Alice Gordon Robbins, eldest daughter of George Robbins, rector of Courtenhall.[6] Robert Henry Lightfoot was their son.[7]

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gollark: Who says I'm a pizza? And sentient?
gollark: Ideally, we would just have me (as supreme world dictator) doing all resource allocation.
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References
  1. "Convocation Of Canterbury", The Times (London, England), 7 February 1900, p. 4.
  2. Who was Who 1897-2007, London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  3. "University Intelligence", The Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet, and General Advertiser (Truro, England), 17 June 1859, p. 3.
  4. "University Intelligence", Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), 8 November 1879.
  5. The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900
  6. St. Peter's College (Radley, England) (1905). "Register, 1847-1904". Alden & Co. p. 37.
  7. "MSS 402 - Robert Henry Lightfoot letter, 1970". pitts.emory.edu.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Lord Alwyne Compton		 Archdeacon of Oakham
1880–1906		 Succeeded by
Edward Moore


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