# Arthur Upcott

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{{Short description|English archdeacon}}
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{{Portal|Christianity}}[The Ven](/source/The_Venerable) ''' Arthur William Upcott ''', [DD](/source/Doctor_of_Divinity), [MA](/source/Master_of_Arts_(Oxbridge_and_Dublin)) (6 January 1857 – 22 May 1922) was an [Anglican](/source/Anglican) priest and [educationalist](/source/educationalist).

He was born in [Cullompton](/source/Cullompton) on 6 January 1857 <ref>[“Who was Who” 1897-2007](/source/Who's_Who) London, [A & C Black](/source/A_%26_C_Black), 2007  {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}}</ref>  and educated at [Sherborne](/source/Sherborne_School) and [Exeter College, Oxford](/source/Exeter_College%2C_Oxford). [Ordained](/source/Ordained) in 1886,<ref>[The Times](/source/The_Times), Friday, Sep 24, 1886; pg. 6; Issue 31873; col B ''Ordinations''</ref> he was [Chaplain](/source/Chaplain)<ref>"[The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory](/source/Clergy_List)" London, Hamilton & Co 1889</ref> then [Head Master](/source/Headteacher) of  St Mark's School, [Windsor](/source/Windsor%2C_Berkshire) until 1891. He held two further [headships](/source/Headteacher): [St Edmund's School, Canterbury](/source/St_Edmund's_School) (1891–1902); and [Christ's Hospital](/source/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](/source/Rector_(academia)) of [Brightling](/source/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](/source/List_of_Archdeacons_of_Hastings) from 1920<ref>[The Times](/source/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](/source/The_Times) Thursday, May 25, 1922; pg. 6; Issue 43040; col F</ref>

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