(Edward Ernest) Maples Earle (1900–1994) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the 20th century.‘EARLE, Ven. E(dward) E(rnest) Maples’, 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 7 Nov 2016
Earle was born on 22 December 1900, educated at the London College of Divinity and ordained in 1925.Crockford's Clerical Directory1955-56 p340 London, OUP,1955 After curacies in Crayford and Keston he held incumbencies at Bexley, Rainham, Chatham and Shipbourne. He was Archdeacon of Tonbridge from 1953 toTonbridge Parish Church 1976.
He died on 15 March 1994The Ven E. E. Maples Earle. The Times (London, England), Thursday, March 24, 1994; pg. 21; Issue 64910
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