Brook Deedes Explained

Brooke Deedes (12 January 1847^[1] – 28 October 1922) was an Anglican priest in the last three decades of the 19th century and the first three of the 20th.^[2]

He was born in Sandling Park, Kent, the son of William Deedes senior, M.P. and younger brother of William Deedes junior, M.P..^[3] He was educated at Harrow^[4] and Christ Church, Oxford; and ordained in 1871. After a curacy at St Mary, Charterhouse Square^[5] he was Vicar of St Crispin, Bermondsey then Chaplain to the Bishop of Calcutta.^[6] He then served at Allahabad from 1885 to 1892 when he became the Archdeacon of Lucknow^[7] He was the incumbent at Hawkhurst from 1897 to 1900;^[8] Hampstead from 1900 to 1912; and St Vedast, Foster Lane from 1912 to 1920. He was also the inaugural Archdeacon of Hampstead, serving from 1912 to 1920.^[9]

Deedes died on 28 October 1922.^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: Births. . 17 November 2023 . . 14 January 1847 . 8 . On the 12th inst., at Sandling Park, the lady of William Deedes, Esq., M.P., of a son . subscription.
2. ‘DEEDES, Ven. Brook’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 8 May 2017
3. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 . 1977 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-26-4 . 403.
4. Speech Day At Harrow School. The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 07, 1865; pg. 10; Issue 25231
5. http://search.lma.gov.uk/LMA_DOC/P76_MRY.PDF LMA
6. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
7. "Ecclesiastical Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Nov 16, 1892; pg. 7; Issue 33797
8. "Ecclesiastical Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 29, 1897; pg. 9; Issue 35268
9. "Ecclesiastical Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 17, 1912; pg. 4; Issue 39927
10. "The Rev Brook Deedes". The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 31, 1922; pg. 7; Issue 43176