Reginald Waterfield (20 December 1867 – 8 March 1967) was an Anglican priestNational Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives in the 20th century.The Times, Thursday, Mar 09, 1967; pg. 14; Issue 56885; col F Very Rev. R. Waterfield Former Dean And Headmaster
Education and career He was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford,The Times, Friday, May 03, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34567; col B University Intelligence and was ordained in 1897.Ordinations Durham The Times Tuesday, Sep 21, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35314; col F He was assistant master at Rugby School, then Principal of Cheltenham College, then Archdeacon of Cirencester (renamed Archdeacon of Cheltenham in 1919).Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP, 1941 In 1919 he became Dean of Hereford,The New Dean Of Hereford The Times Monday, Dec 22, 1919; pg. 9; Issue 42289; col B a post he held until his retirement in 1947."Hereford Cathedral: a history" Aylmer, G/Tiller, J: London, Hambledon, 2000 He died in March 1967 aged 99 years and, following cremation, his ashes were buried in the Lady Arbour at Hereford Cathedral.
Freemasonry Waterfield was a prominent Freemason, and served as Provincial Grand Master of Herefordshire from 1923 to 1946. The Dean Waterfield Lodge No 8089 in Hereford is named after him. He and his Bishop, Hensley Henson, were both founders of the Cantilupe Lodge No 4083, named after Thomas de Cantilupe of Hereford.
Family Reginald Lawson Waterfield (1900-1986), haematologist and astronomer, was his son.
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