James Croft (priest)
Appearance
James Croft (2 July 1784 - 9 May 1869) was Archdeacon of Canterbury from 18 June 1825[1] until his death.[2]
The son of Robert Croft, Canon of York,[3] he was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge.[4] Croft was ordained in 1810 and held incumbencies at Ingoldmells, Saltwood, Great Chart and Cliffe-at-Hoo.[5]
References
- ^ Horn, Joyce M. (1974), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 3, pp. 15–17
- ^ The Archdeacon Of Canterbury.-The Venererable James Croft, M.A. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 11, 1869; pg. 11; Issue 26434
- ^ "Classical Victorians: Scholars, Scoundrels and Generals in Pursuit of Antiquity" Richardson,E p197: Cambridge, CUP, 2013 ISBN 978-1-107-02677-3
- ^ Venn, John & Venn, John Archibald. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, Cambridge University Press Part II vol. ii p181
- ^ Kent Archaeology Society