John Becher (priest, born 1861)
John Richard Hedges Becher (13 March 1861 – 11 May 1946) was an Anglican Archdeacon in Ireland in the first half of the twentieth century.[1]
Becher was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[2] and ordained in 1886. He began his career with curacies in Dunmore East and Kersal. He held Incumbencies in Kilrush and . He was Archdeacon of Leighlin from 1922 to 1924; and the Archdeacon of Ossory and Leighlin from 1924 to 1940.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- ^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) Burtchaell, G.D/Sadlier, T.U p54: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1938 p88 Oxford, OUP, 1938
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