Francis Briggs Sowter (died 10 September 1928) was Archdeacon of Dorset from 1889 to 1901."The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
Biography Born in 1852, he was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge,SOWTER, Ven. Francis Briggs’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 19 Nov 2012 and ordained in 1876. After a curacy at Kegworth he held incumbencies in Corscombe,"The Life of Father Dolling" Osborne, C.E p 45: London, Edward Arnold, 1903 Weymouth, Fleet and Dorchester. He was appointed Archdeacon of Dorset in 1889, serving as such until his resignation due to ill-health in December 1901. He was later appointed Canon.
Sowter died on 10 September 1928.Canon Sowter The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 11, 1928; pg. 16; Issue 44995
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