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Henry Atkinson (priest)

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Henry Brune Atkinson (17 March 1874 – 16 June 1960) was an Anglican Priest in Australia during the Twentieth Century.[1]

Early life and career

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He was born in Tasmania and educated at Launceston Church Grammar School and the University of Tasmania.[2] He was ordained Deacon in 1847 and Priest in 1848. He served curacies in Deloraine and Hobart. He held incumbencies at Evandale, Forth, Devonport and Hobart.[3] He was Archdeacon of Launceston from 1928 until 1949.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography
  2. ^ UTAS
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929 p40: Oxford, OUP, 1929