Charles Tonks

Charles Frederick Tonks [1] MBE (28 September 1881 - 27 March 1957) was an Anglican priest. He was the Archdeacon of Croydon from 1948 to 1957.[2]

Tonks was educated at King's College London[3] and ordained in 1909.[4] After a curacy at St Luke's Hackney he was the Secretary of the Church of England Temperance Society. He was Rector of St George's with St Mary Magdalene's Canterbury[5] then Rural Dean of Canterbury. He was then Vicar of Walmer from 1928 to 1947 and an officiating chaplain to the British Armed Forces during World War II.

References

  1. NPG details
  2. The Ven. C. F. Tonks The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 28, 1957; pg. 15; Issue 53801
  3. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory Oxford, OUP, 1948
  5. Church website
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Maurice Henry Harland
Archdeacon of Croydon
19481957
Succeeded by
Jesse Alec Maynard Clayson


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