Edward Craig Maclure (1833–1906)
was
Dean of Manchester
The Dean of Manchester is based in Manchester, England and is the head of the Chapter of Manchester Cathedral. The current dean is Rogers Govender MBE.
List of deans
*1840–1847 William Herbert
*1847–1872 George Bowers
*1872–1883 Benj ...
in the last decade of the 19th century
and the first one of the 20th.
Career
Born on 10 June 1833 he was educated at
Manchester Grammar School
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and
Brasenose College, Oxford and
ordained
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in 1858. After
curacies
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at St John
Ladywood
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and
St Pancras Parish Church
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The church is on the northern boundary of Bloomsbury, on the south side of Euston Road, at the c ...
he was
Vicar
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of
Habergham Eaves
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then
Rural Dean
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of
Rochdale
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. Whilst still
Archdeacon-designate of
Manchester
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he was elevated
to that
the Deanery.
He received the
honorary degree
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Doctor of Laws
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(LL.D.) from the
Victoria University of Manchester
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in February 1902, in connection with the 50th jubilee celebrations of the establishment of the university.
Personal life
He died in post on 8 May 1906.
His brother,
Sir John Maclure, 1st Baronet
Sir John William Maclure, 1st Baronet (22 April 1835 – 28 January 1901), was a British businessman and Conservative politician.
Biography
Maclure was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, but left university ...
was
Member of Parliament
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for
Stretford from 1886 to 1901.
Notes
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1833 births
People educated at Manchester Grammar School
Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
Deans of Manchester
1906 deaths