William Frederick Geikie-Cobb (born

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1857 – died London 1941) was an

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priest and author, most notable for his willingness to remarry divorced people in church. Geikie-Cobb was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford and

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and ordained in 1883. He served

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at Send, Addlestone,

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and Kentish Town. He was rector of

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from 1900 until his death. During his tenure he was able to officiate at the remarriage of many divorced people, partly because the then

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had increasingly lost control of discipline within the diocese. He died on 14 December 1941."Obituaries". ''

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'' (London, England), Monday, 15 December 1941; pg. 6; Issue 49109.

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