Arthur Selwyn Bean (
23 April
Events Pre-1600
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1886-4 July 1981) was
Archdeacon of Manchester from 1934 to 1966.
He was educated at
Christ’s College,
Christchurch
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, New Zealand and
Keble College, Oxford
Keble College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to th ...
and
ordained
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in 1910. After a
curacy in
Rugby
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Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
he held
incumbencies at
Ribby with Wrea,
Weaste
Weaste () is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2014, Weaste and Seedley ward had a population of 12,616.
History
Historically in Lancashire, it is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 (Ec ...
, and
Astley. He was an
Honorary Chaplain to the
Forces during
World War II
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and an
Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1952 to 1969.
London Gazette
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References
1886 births
People educated at Christ's College, Christchurch
Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
Archdeacons of Manchester
Honorary Chaplains to the King
1981 deaths
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