Gough McCormick explained

Joseph Gough McCormick (1874–1924) was Dean of Manchester in the first quarter of the 20th century.^[1]

Born into an ecclesiastical (and cricketing) family^[2] in London in 1874, he was educated at Exeter School and St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1897.^[3] He began his career at Great Yarmouth, where as a keen amateur cricketer, he played minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1899 to 1909, making thirty appearances.^[4] He was later vicar of St Paul's, Princes Park, Liverpool.^[5] Later he was Vicar of St. Michael's Church, Chester Square^[6] and an Honorary Chaplain to the King^{[7] [8]} before his elevation to the Deanery.^[9] He died in post on 30 August 1924.^[10]

Notes and References

1. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=1162-mancath_2-3&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 National Archives
2. Web site: Liddle . Edward . Joseph McCormick biography . CricketEurope - Irish Cricket Archives . 7 May 2024.
3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
4. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Gough McCormick . CricketArchive . 2020-04-16 . subscription.
5. http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0604bowers.html Papers of GH Bowers
6. Web site: Church web-site . 17 April 2010 . 22 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180122235039/http://www.stmichaelschurch.org.uk/ . dead .
7. New Hon. Chaplain To The King. The Times Saturday, Jan 23, 1915; pg. 4; Issue 40759; col B
8. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29047/pages/697/page.pdf London Gazette
9. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-1990]
10. Deaths The Times Wednesday, Sep 10, 1924; pg. 15; Issue 43753; col A