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Charles Scott Luxmoore (1794–1854) was an Anglican
priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...
. The son of
John Luxmoore John Luxmoore or Luxmore (1766–1830) was an English bishop of three sees. Life The son of John Luxmoore of Okehampton, Devon, he was born there. He was educated at Ottery St. Mary school and at Eton College, going as a scholar in 1775 to King' ...
, a
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, Charles Scott Luxmoore was educated at
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and St John's College, Cambridge. From 1826 to 1854 he was
Dean of St Asaph This is a list of the deans of St Asaph Cathedral, Wales. *-1357 Llywelyn ap Madog *1357–1376 William Spridlington *1403 Richard Courtenay (afterwards Dean of Wells, 1410) *1455-1461 David Blodwell *1463-1492 John Tapton *1511-1542 Fouk ...
. He married on 10 September 1829, Katherine, daughter of Rev. Sir John Nicholl, Dean of the Arches, of Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan. They had one son, John Nicholl Luxmoore (1830-1849) who died young following a horse riding accident. Charles died at Cradley, Herefordshire on 27 April 1854 and he is buried at St Asaph Cathedral.
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, Tuesday, 2 May 1854; pg. 1; Issue 21730; col A ''Deaths''
The ''Clerical Journal'' marked his death as that of "another gigantic pluralist":


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