John Salusbury Brewis (13 May 1902 – 1 March 1972) was an English Anglican priest. He was the Principal of St Chad's College, Durham from 1937 to 1947, and the Archdeacon of Doncaster from 1947 to 1954.
Early life and education Brewis was born on 13 May 1902."Rev J. S. Brewis" The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 03, 1972; pg. 14; Issue 58417 He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public school near Windsor, Berkshire. He studied modern history at Hertford College, Oxford, graduating with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. He then attended Princeton University as a Henry P. Davison Scholar. He trained for Holy Orders at Cuddesdon College, an Anglo-Catholic theological college near Oxford, Oxfordshire.
Ordained ministry He was ordained in 1928.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p148: London, OUP, 1929 He was an Assistant Master at his old school from 1927 to 1929; Vice-Principal and Tutor of St Edmund Hall, Oxford from 1929 to 1937; Principal of St Chad's College, Durham from 1937 to 1947; Vicar of St James' Church, High Melton from 1947 to 1954 (and Rural Dean of Doncaster during the same period); and Rector of St James's Church, PiccadillyGeograph from 1954 to 1967.
Personal life In 1935, Brewis married Lady Anne Palmer. Together they had four children: two sons and two daughters. Lady Anne became a noted Botanist.thePeerage.com
Brewis died on 1 March 1972, aged 69.'BREWIS, Rev. John Salusbury', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 26 Aug 2017
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