Brooke Deedes (1847 - 1922) was an

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priest in the last three decades of the 19th century and the first three of the 20th. The son of

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and younger brother of William Deedes junior,

he was educated at

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and

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; and ordained in 1871. After a curacy at St Mary, Charterhouse Square he was Vicar of St Crispin, Bermondsey then

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to the Bishop of Calcutta. He then served at

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from 1885 to 1892 when he became the

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of Lucknow He was the incumbent at Hawkhurst from 1897 to 1900;

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from 1900 to 1912; and

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from 1912 to 1920. He was also the inaugural

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, serving from 1912 to 1920. Deedes died on 28 October 1922.''The Rev Brook Deedes'' The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 31, 1922; pg. 7; Issue 43176

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1847 births 1922 deaths Archdeacons of Hampstead Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People educated at Harrow School {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub