Arthur Upcott

{{Short description|English archdeacon}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Portal|Christianity}}The Ven ''' Arthur William Upcott ''', DD, MA (6 January 1857 – 22 May 1922) was an Anglican priest and educationalist.

He was born in Cullompton on 6 January 1857 <ref>“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}}</ref> and educated at Sherborne and Exeter College, Oxford. Ordained in 1886,<ref>The Times, Friday, Sep 24, 1886; pg. 6; Issue 31873; col B ''Ordinations''</ref> he was Chaplain<ref>"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889</ref> then Head Master of St Mark's School, Windsor until 1891. He held two further headships: St Edmund's School, Canterbury (1891–1902); and Christ's Hospital<ref>[http://user.itl.net/~geraint/christshospital.html Christ’s Hospital] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520092921/http://user.itl.net/~geraint/christshospital.html |date=May 20, 2011 }}</ref> ( 1902–1919).

He was Rector of Brightling<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=179-par254-ead&cid=6-2-9#6-2-9 National Archives]</ref> and Archdeacon of Hastings from 1920<ref>The Times, Monday, Oct 25, 1920; pg. 13; Issue 42550; col C ''Ecclesiastical intelligence''</ref> until his death on 22 May 1922.<ref>''A Wise Headmaster. Dr. A. W. Upcott., Christ's Hospital In Transition'' The Times Thursday, May 25, 1922; pg. 6; Issue 43040; col F</ref>

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