Arthur Gwyther

Arthur Gwyther
M.A.
Born23 February 1850
Died21 February 1921
NationalityEnglish
EducationSt John's College, Cambridge
OccupationAnglican priest
TitleArchdeacon of Demerara
Term1896-1919

The Ven. Arthur Gwyther[1] (Fewston 23 February 1850 โ€“ Bournemouth 21 February 1921) was an Anglican priest in the Caribbean in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2]

Gwyther was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained in 1875. After a curacy in Weybridge he went out to Guyana. He held incumbencies in Wakenaam, Essequibo and Georgetown. He was Archdeacon of Demerara from 1896 to 1919.

References

  1. ^ Handbook of British Guiana, 1909
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908, page 605: published Horace Cox (London) 1908
  3. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752โ€“1900 VVol. iii. Gabb โ€“ Justamond, 1947) p182