George Wilfrid Blenkin (16 February 1861 – 24 September 1924) was an Anglican cleric who was Dean of St Albans from 1914 until his death in 1924.[1][2]
Blenkin was born in Boston, Lincolnshire into an ecclesiastical family, the son of Canon George Beatson Blenkin, sometime Vicar of Boston, and Maria Swan.[3] He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge,[4] and ordained in 1886.[5] He was successively chaplain of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and then of Trinity College, Cambridge and finally Vicar of Brading before his appointment as dean.[2]
References
- ^ "News in Brief: New Dean of St Albans", The Times, 2 October 1914
- ^ a b "Obituary: The Dean Of St. Albans", The Times, 25 September 1924
- ^ Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "Blenkin, George Wilfrid (BLNN880GW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, Hamilton & Co 1889
