Jack White was an

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in the mid 20th century. White trained at

Bishop Wilson Theological College, Isle of Man Bishop Wilson Theological College was founded as a theological college in 1879 to train Anglican clergy to serve in the Church of England. It was named after Thomas Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1697 and 1755, located in part of Bishopsc ...

and was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

in 1927. After curacies at

Malew Malew ( ; gv, Malew) is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the south of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of Rushen. Administratively, part of the historic parish of ...

Rushen Rushen ( ; gv, Rosien), formally Kirk Christ Rushen, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the south of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of the same name. A ...

and

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he went out to

with the Eccles Establishment. He served at

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and

Madras Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

, where he was

from 1944 to 1948. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1963-64 pp1299-1300

References

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