Herbert Crawford Izard (18 November 1869 – 8 February 1934) was

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of Singapore from 1910 to 1915. Izard was born in Wellington, New Zealand and educated at Lancing College and Trinity College, Oxford. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p 670: London, OUP 1929 He was ordained in 1898 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at

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. He then spend fourteen years in the Far East, four at

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, and ten in Singapore. On his return to England he was in charge of All Saints,

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. He died in

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People educated at Lancing College Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Archdeacons of Singapore 1869 births 1934 deaths Religious leaders from Wellington City People from East Preston, West Sussex {{UK-Anglican-clergy-stub