William Rigg (priest)
The Ven. William Harrison Rigg, DD, MA (1 November 1877 – 2 May 1966) was an Anglican[1] priest[2] and author.[3] He was born into an ecclesiastical family[4] on 1 November 1877 and educated at Harrow and Hertford College, Oxford. curacies at St Mary's, Lewisham[5] and St Alfege, Greenwich.[6] He held incumbencies at Christ Church Bermondsey,[7] Christ Church Greenwich[8] and Beverley Minster, becoming a Canon of York in 1933.[9] He was the Vicar of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Launceston[10] from 1936 to 1945; and Archdeacon of Bodmin from 1939[11] to 1952.
He died at Tunbridge Wells on 2 May 1966.[12]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Cornwall Council
- ^ National Archives
- ^ Amongst others he wrote "Devotional Commentary on the 1st and 2nd Book of Samuel", 1926; "Essays on the Atonement in History and in Life", 1929; "Essays on Authority and the Christian Faith", 1935; and "The Fourth Gospel and its Message For To-day", 1952; > British Library web site accessed 09:23 GMT Monday 27 August 2012
- ^ His father, also called William Harrison Rigg, was ordained in the year of his son’s birth ORDINATIONS The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, 25 December 1877; pg. 6; Issue 32915. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
- ^ Geograph
- ^ Church web site 1
- ^ Southwark Anglican
- ^ Church Web site 2
- ^ RIGG, Ven. William Harrison’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 27 August 2012
- ^ Genuki
- ^ Ecclesiastical News The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 8 Mar 1939; pg. 11; Issue 48248
- ^ Obituary The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 4 May 1966; pg. 14; Issue 56622