Richard Rhodes Bristow
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Canon Richard Rhodes Bristow MA (June 1838 ā 15 March 1914) was an English clergyman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was involved with various church and charitable organisations.
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Richard Rhodes Bristow | |
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Canon | |
Church | 1866 St Philip's Church, Clerkenwell 1868 St Stephen's, Lewisham 1897 St Olave's Church, Southwark |
Other post(s) | Hon. Canon Rochester Cathedral |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1866 (deacon) by Bishop Of Rupert's Land |
Personal details | |
Born | June 1838 |
Died | 15 March 1914 (aged 75ā76) Lewisham |
Buried | Lewisham[1] |
Nationality | British |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | St Mary Hall, Oxford |
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Born in Greenwich, England, the son of a wool importer, Bristow was a deacon of St Philip's Church, Clerkenwell, and vicar of St Stephen's, Lewisham, and was Canon missioner of Southwark Cathedral, and Hon. Canon of Rochester Cathedral. Bristow spent his 48-year working life in London, and, upon his death, was described as "one of the most active and best-known clergymen in the metropolis".[2]