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George Lothrop Starr
Personal details
Born(1878-07-14)14 July 1878
Brockville, Ontario
Died19 November 1925(1925-11-19) (aged 47)
Boston, Massachusetts
OccupationClergyman

George Lothrop Starr (14 July 1878 – 19 November 1925) was a Canadian Anglican clergyman who was Dean of Ontario from 1917 to 1925.

Biography

He was born in Brockville, Ontario. He gained a B.A. in 1895 and an M.A. in 1896 and was created D.D. in 1914.

Ordained a deacon in 1894 and a priest in 1895 he was curate of St John's Church, Norway, Ontario, from 1894 to 1898, after which he served as a chaplain and honorary captain in the Canadian Army. During World War I he was a major in the 37th and 55th Brigades of the British Expeditionary Force in France before acting as chaplain for a number of hospitals in England.

Invalided back to Canada, he was appointed Dean of Ontario in 1917, holding the position until his death in Boston on 19 November 1925.

References

  1. "Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ^ "The War Memorial Volume of Trinity College, Toronto". Mocavo.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. "Prominent Canadian Churchman a Suicide". The Boston Globe. 21 November 1925. p. 18. Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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