William Henry Prior (30 September 188317 November 1969)Deaths The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Nov 19, 1969; pg. 22; Issue 57721 was an Anglican priest. He was the Archdeacon of BodminNational Archives from 1956 Ecclesiastical News: Appointments The Times(London, England), Tuesday, Sep 25, 1956; pg. 12; Issue 53645 until 1961. Resignation Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 14, 1961; pg. 10; Issue 55212
Prior was trained for the priesthood at King's College London and ordained in 1908. After a curacy at Chipping Barnet he was the Rector of Beachburg, Ontario”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913 then St Barnabas’, Ottawa. Returning to England he was Vicar of Saltash from 1925 to 1956PRIOR, William Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 Accessed 27 Aug 2012 when he took up his appointment as Archdeacon of Bodmin.
He married Eleanor Rachel, 5th child and 2nd daughter of James Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde on 1 July 1961;thePeerage.com and held the honorific style Archdeacon Emeritus until his death.
References