Lewis Pryce Explained

LewisHugh Oswald Pryce^[1] (1 August 1873 – 30 September 1930)^[2] was a Welsh Anglican priest^[3] in the first third of the 20th century who rose to become Archdeacon of Wrexham.^[4]

The son of Shadrach Pryce,^[5] Dean of St Asaph from 1899 to 1910, he was educated at Clifton College^[6] and Pembroke College, Cambridge.^[7] He was ordained Deacon in 1896; and Priest in 1897. After curacies in Lampeter and Brecon he held incumbencies in Wrexham and Bistre. He was Warden of Ruthin from 1909 to 1916; Vicar of Colwyn Bay from 1916 to 1923; and Rural Dean of Wrexham from 1923 until his appointment as Archdeacon.^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p61756.htm#i617556 thePeerage.com
2. Archdeacon Pryce. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 03, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45634
3. 'PRYCE, Ven. Lewis Hugh Oswald', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, OUP, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 12 Feb 2016
4. Web site: Archive Wales . 12 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160216100900/http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?inst_id=1&coll_id=782&expand= . 16 February 2016 . dead .
5. http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-PRYC-JOH-1828.html Welsh Biography On-line
6. "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p145: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
7. "Alumni Cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900" Venn, J Part 2 Vol 5 p211: Cambridge, CUP, 1953
8. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]