Laurence Parsons (priest)

Laurence Edmund Parsons was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the 20th century.^[1]
He was born on 22 July 1883^[2] and educated at Winchester, Christ Church and Cuddesdon.^[3] Ordained in 1908,^[4] he initially held curacies at St Bartholomew’s, Leeds.^[5] then Chaplain to the Bishop of Southwark before becoming a missionary in Shantung. Later he was Vicar of Chippenham then Dean of Cape Town. After this he was Director of the South African Church Institute then General Secretary of the SPCK until his retirement in 1954. He died on 17 December 1972^[6]

Notes

1. London Gazette
2. "Laurence Edmund Parsons". The Peerage. 10 May 2003.
3. “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. ”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
5. Photo of church
6. Canon L. E. Parsons The Times Tuesday, Dec 19, 1972; pg. 18; Issue 58660; col G