John Tetley Rowe (1861–1915) was an

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priest, most notably

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and Canon Residential of

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from 1908 until his death. Rowe was educated at

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; and

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. He was

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in 1882 and was in charge of the Mission district in New Church Road,

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. He held incumbencies in

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from 1895 to 1907 and Rushall before his appointment as

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. He died on 29 April 1915 after collapsing at

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1861 births 1915 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge People educated at Giggleswick School 19th-century English Anglican priests 20th-century English Anglican priests Archdeacons of Rochester {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub