Francis Lear (1823–1914) was an

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priest: the Archdeacon of Sarum from 1875 until his death. Born on 23 August 1823, son of Francis Lear, Dean of Salisbury, he was educated at

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and

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. Lear made four appearances in first-class cricket in 1843 and 1844, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Oxford University. He was ordained in 1847 and served first as a

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at Bishopstone. He became its Vicar in 1850 and Rural Dean of

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in 1852. From 1864 to 1875 he was Precentor of

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. He died on 19 February 1914.

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1823 births People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Archdeacons of Sarum 1914 deaths English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Oxford University cricketers {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub