Arthur Gwyther

M.A.
Born23 February 1850
Died21 February 1921
NationalityEnglish
EducationSt John's College, Cambridge
OccupationAnglican priest
TitleArchdeacon of Demerara
Term1896-1919

The Ven. Arthur Gwyther[1] (Fewston 23 February 1850 – Bournemouth 21 February 1921) was an Anglican priest in the Caribbean in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2]

Gwyther was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained in 1875. After a curacy in Weybridge he went out to Guyana. He held incumbencies in Wakenaam, Essequibo and Georgetown. He was Archdeacon of Demerara from 1896 to 1919.

References

  1. Handbook of British Guiana, 1909
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908, page 605: published Horace Cox (London) 1908
  3. 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, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752–1900 VVol. iii. Gabb – Justamond, 1947) p182


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