Ingram Cleasby

(Thomas Wood) Ingram Cleasby was the Dean of Chester in the latter part of the 20th century.[1]

He was born on 27 March 1920 and educated at Sedbergh and Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] After World War II service with the Border Regiment he was ordained in 1954. Initially a Curate at Huddersfield Parish Church[3] he became Chaplain to the Archbishop of York in 1952. Following this he was Anglican Chaplain to the University of Nottingham and then Archdeacon of Chesterfield (1963–1978)[4] before his elevation to the Deanery.[5] Described in his Daily Telegraph obituary as a “broad, inclusive, traditional Anglican”[6] he died on 9 February 2009.

Notes

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
  2. Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black (ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8)
  3. Church web site
  4. Dr. Allen's Choice Of Archdeacon The Times Monday, Nov 26, 1962; pg. 7; Issue 55558; col C
  5. British History On-line
  6. Issue no 47,825 dated March 9, 2009
Church of England titles
Preceded by
George William Outram Addleshaw
Dean of Chester
1978 1986
Succeeded by
Stephen Stewart Smalley
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