Egbert Lucas

Egbert de Grey Lucas was the Archdeacon of Durham from 1939 to 1953.^{[1] [2]}

Born on the Isle of Wight^[3] on 25 September 1878,^[4] he was educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford. Ordained in 1903 his first post was as a curate at St Anne’s, Wandsworth^[5] after which he was Chaplain at Hertford College, Oxford. He was with the Winchester College Mission from 1908 to 1924.^[6] He then held incumbencies in Lavender Hill^[7] and Guildford before his archdeacon’s appointment.^[8]

He died on 25 May 1958.^[9][10]

Notes

1. thePeerage.com
2. ”Round the church in 50 years” Beeson, T.R: London, SCM, 2007 ISBN 9780334041481
3. Genealogical website
4. ‘LUCAS, Preb. Egbert de Grey’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 14 Nov 2012
5. church website
6. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
7. Ascension website
8. Three New Bishops Suffragan The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 24, 1938; pg. 10; Issue 48186
9. Guild of all Souls
10. The Ven E. De G. Lucas The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 27, 1958; pg. 10; Issue 54161