Arthur Richard Rivers (1857–1940) was Dean of Hobart from 1920 to 1940.

Early life

Rivers was born in

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and educated at St John's College, Oxford. His younger brother was

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, an artist and gallery curator.

Religious life

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in 1882 Rivers began his career with a

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. Emigrating to Australia he was

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of Sydney Cathedral and Chaplain to the

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. Moving to

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he was

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of St Michael,

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and then St Andrew in the same city. He was Archdeacon of Burnett and Wide Bay from 1896 to 1905; and of

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from then Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30: Oxford, OUP, 1929 until his appointment as Dean of Hobert.

Later life

Rivers died on 1 November 1940.

References

1857 births People from Teignmouth Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Archdeacons of Burnett and Wide Bay Archdeacons of Toowoomba Deans of Hobart 1940 deaths Australian composers Australian male composers English emigrants to colonial Australia {{Christian-clergy-stub