Herbert Jones (priest)

Herbert Arthur Jones was Dean of Manchester in the third quarter of the 20th century.^[1]

Herbert Arthur Jones
Provost of Leicester
In office 1938–1954
Dean of Manchester
In office 1954–1963

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Born in 1887 he was educated at Birmingham University. He was ordained in 1917 and began his career with curacies at St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath^[2] and St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook.^[3] He was then Vicar of All Saints' Small Heath^[4] after that Provost of Leicester Cathedral^[5] before entering the Deanery.^[6] He died on 17 February 1969.^[7]

Notes

1. "Poundswick Chronicle". Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP, 1947
3. "Church web-site". Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
4. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
5. National Archives
6. Dean Of Manchester The Times Tuesday, 27 October 1953; p. 4; Issue 52763; col D
7. VERY REV H. A. JONES Dean Emeritus of Manchester The Times Wednesday, 19 February 1969; p. 10; Issue 57489; col G

Church of England titles
Preceded by Frederick Brodie MacNutt	Provost of Leicester 1938– 1954	Succeeded by Mervyn Armstrong
Preceded by John Leonard Wilson	Dean of Manchester 1954 – 1963	Succeeded by Alfred Jowett