Robert Alfred John Suckling (1842–1917) was a priest of the Church of England and a notable

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leader. He was the son of Robert Suckling of Cambridge, and the grandson of

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, née Fox. He matriculated at

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in 1861. He was ordained deacon in 1865 and priest in 1867. He served from 1880 at

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. He became superior of the

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following the death of

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in 1901. He also succeeded

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as warden of the Community of the Sisters of Charity. From 1882 until his death he served at

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. He is commemorated by a brass located before its altar.

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