Lionel Cox (priest) explained

Lionel Edgar Cox (died 6 December 1945)[1] was an English cleric, Archdeacon of Madras from 1910 to 1922.[2] Cox was educated at Durham University and Dorchester Missionary College and was ordained in 1894. After a curacy in Kandy he served at Kalutara, Black Town, Vepery[3] and Bangalore.[4] He was also, from 1907 to 1918, Domestic Chaplain to Henry Whitehead, Bishop of Madras.

From 1922 to 1929, Cox was rector of Lyndon, Rutland.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Deaths. The Times (London, England), Saturday, 8 December 1945; pg. 1; Issue 50320
  2. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  3. ECCLESIASTICAL APPOINTMENTS . The Standard (London, England), Thursday, 3 May 1900; pg. 8; Issue 23666.
  4. http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/100688250?mode=transcription NLS
  5. Book: Who was who: a companion to Who's who: containing the biographies of those who died during the period. 1967. A. & C. Black. 259.