Norman Emerson Explained

Norman David Emerson (10 July 1900 – 12 January 1966) was an Anglican priest and author.^{[1] [2]}

Emerson was born in Lurgan^[3] and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1924 and being a curate at Drumcondra and Rathgar^[4] he was the rector of St Mary's Dublin from 1933 to 1961^[5] when he became Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, a position he held until his death.

Notes and References

1. http://www.ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/e/Emerson_ND/life.htm Ricorso
2. Among others he wrote The Vocation of John Bale to the Bishohric of Ossory (1945), An Account of Archbishop Ussher (1956), The Church of Ireland and the 1859 Revival (1959) and St Columba and his Mission (1963 British Library website accessed 13 August 2012.
3. http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/459# Dictionary of Ulster Biography
4. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
5. "Emerson, Very Rev. Norman David", Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007, accessed 6 Aug 2012