The Ven Lancelot Mason MBE MA (22 July 1905 – 9 February 1990) was an eminentJournal of Ecclesiastical History (CUP 1996), 47: 210-215 Church of England priest in the 20th century.National Archives
He was born on 22 July 1905 and educated at the RN College Osborne, RN College Dartmouth, and Trinity College, Cambridge."Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 Ordained in 1929, he began his career with a curacy at Soham, after which he was Residential Chaplain to George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, until 1938.The Times, Tuesday, 6 December 1938; pg. 17; Issue 48170; col F Ecclesiastical News Next he was Rector of Plumpton with East Chiltington,Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 and during the war was a Chaplain with the RNVR, and was Mentioned in Despatches before being appointed Archdeacon of Chichester in 1946. He additionally became a Canon Residentiary at the diocese's cathedral in 1949; and retired from both posts in 1973.Church news Archdeacon of Chichester to retire The Times Tuesday, 12 December 1972; pg. 19; Issue 58655; col B He died on 9 February 1990.
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