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

â†‘ NPG details
â†‘ The Ven. C. F. Tonks The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 28, 1957; pg. 15; Issue 53801
â†‘ â€œWho was Whoâ€ 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
â†‘ Crockford's Clerical Directory Oxford, OUP, 1948
â†‘ Church website

Church of England titles
Preceded by Maurice Henry Harland	Archdeacon of Croydon 1948â€“1957	Succeeded by Jesse Alec Maynard Clayson

Archdeacons of Croydon

Canterbury diocese	Edward Woods, Bishop suffragan of Croydon William Anderson, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Harold Bradfield Maurice Harland, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Charles Tonks Jesse Clayson John Hughes, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Frederick Hazell

Southwark diocese	Frederick Hazell Tony Davies Barry Goodwin (Acting) Chris Skilton

Anglican Diocese of Southwark

Southwark Cathedral Bishop's House, Streatham Trinity House, Southwark Area scheme (1991â€“present)

Office holders	Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark Richard Cheetham, area Bishop of Kingston Jonathan Clark, area Bishop of Croydon and Acting Archdeacon of Reigate Michael Ipgrave, area Bishop of Woolwich AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Danny Kajumba, Archdeacon of Reigate Chris Skilton, Archdeacon of Croydon Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich Jane Steen, Archdeacon of Southwark Simon Gates, Archdeacon of Lambeth John Kiddle, Archdeacon of Wandsworth

Historic offices	Provost of Southwark (1937â€“2000; see Dean of Southwark) Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames (1905â€“1986; renamed to Archdeacon of Reigate)

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