George Martius MacDermott (28 April 1863 – 30 March 1939) was an

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priest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. MacDermott was educated at

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, where he matriculated as a member of Hatfield Hall and was

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in 1889. He continued his studies at Durham, going on to earn a

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degree in 1891. After

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in Hyde,

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, Banham and

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he was

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of Eccles from 1900 to 1906. He was

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with

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from 1906 to 1909; rector of Little Ellingham with

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from 1909 to 1921;

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from 1918 to 1920; rector of Ashby Oby with

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from 1921 to 1928;

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from 1921 to 1938 and Rector of

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with St Peter Hungate.

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1863 births 1939 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests 20th-century English Anglican priests People educated at Haberdashers' Boys' School Archdeacons of Norwich Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham People from Breckland District {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub