Obadiah Samuel Newnham (23 March 1848,

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– 13 May 1932,

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) was Archdeacon of Fredericton from 1907 until his death. Newnham was

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in 1875 and was a

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at New London, PEI from 1875 to 1878. He held incumbencies at Pointe-du-Chêne, Saint John,

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and

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. He was a

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of Fredericton Cathedral from 1901 to 1907; and

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of the

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from 1888 until his death.

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Archdeacons of Fredericton 19th-century Canadian Anglican priests 20th-century Canadian Anglican priests 1848 births 1932 deaths People from Warwickshire {{Canada-reli-bio-stub