Lewis Pryce

LewisHugh Oswald Pryce[1] (1 August 1873 – 30 September 1930)[2] was a Welsh Anglican priest[3] in the first third of the 20th century who rose to become Archdeacon of Wrexham.[4]

The son of Shadrach Pryce,[5] Dean of St Asaph from 1899 to 1910, he was educated at Clifton College[6] and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[7] He was ordained Deacon in 1896; and Priest in 1897. After curacies in Lampeter and Brecon he held incumbencies in Wrexham and Bistre. He was Warden of Ruthin from 1909 to 1916; Vicar of Colwyn Bay from 1916 to 1923; and Rural Dean of Wrexham from 1923 until his appointment as Archdeacon.[8]

References

  1. ^ thePeerage.com
  2. ^ Archdeacon Pryce. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 03, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45634
  3. ^ 'PRYCE, Ven. Lewis Hugh Oswald', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, OUP, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 12 Feb 2016
  4. ^ "Archive Wales". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ^ Welsh Biography On-line
  6. ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p145: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
  7. ^ "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" Venn, J Part 2 Vol 5 p211: Cambridge, CUP, 1953
  8. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30Oxford, OUP, 1929
Church in Wales titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Wrexham
1925 – 1930 		Succeeded by


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