John Sinker Explained

John Sinker (21 December 1874 – 24 April 1936)[1] was an Anglican priest and author.[2]

Life

John Sinker was born into an ecclesiastical family, the fifth son of the Reverend Robert Sinker[3] Educated at Cambridge University,[4] he was ordained in 1898.[5] He was Curate of Raughtonhead with Gatesgill and then Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Carlisle.[6] In 1905 he became Vicar of Burneside and in 1910 of St. George's, Preston.[7] From 1915 to 1922 he was Rural Dean of the Fylde. In 1922 he became Vicar of Blackburn and in 1931 its first Provost.[8] He died in post. His son was the Rev John Blamire Sinker.[9]

Works

Notes and References

  1. The Times, Monday, Apr 27, 1936; pg. 16; Issue 47359; col D "Obituary – The Provost of Blackburn"
  2. "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter,S; Roy,I Cambridge, CUP,1996
  3. [Who's Who|''Who Was Who 1897–2007'']
  4. Who was Who. He is not listed in Alumni Cantabrigienses
  5. The Times Wednesday, Dec 21, 1898; pg. 15; Issue 35705; col A "Ordinations Carlisle"
  6. "The Clergy List" London, John Phillips, 1900
  7. The Times, Tuesday, Apr 26, 1910; pg. 18; Issue 39256; col E "Ecclesiastical Intelligence"
  8. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Balderstone/stleonard/burials_1906-1943.html Burials at the Church of St Leonard in the Parish of Balderstone
  9. Crockford's Clerical Directory. 1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941