Alfred Robertson Fitchett CMG (1836 – 19 April 1929) [1] was the Dean of Dunedin [2] from 1894 until 1929. [3]
Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, in 1836, [4] Fitchett was ordained in 1879, and graduated MA from the University of Otago in 1882. [5] He was Vicar of All Saints' Church, Dunedin for 49 years, he continued at All Saints as well as being Dean: he was also Archdeacon of Dunedin from 1915 to 1919.
In the 1928 King's Birthday Honours, Fitchett was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. [6] He died in Dunedin on 19 April 1929, [7] and was buried in the Dunedin Northern Cemetery. [8]
His son, William Fitchett, was Bishop of Dunedin from 1934 to 1952. [9] His daughter, Margaret Fitchett, was an artist.
Alfred Robertson Fitchett CMG (1836 – 19 April 1929) [1] was the Dean of Dunedin [2] from 1894 until 1929. [3]
Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, in 1836, [4] Fitchett was ordained in 1879, and graduated MA from the University of Otago in 1882. [5] He was Vicar of All Saints' Church, Dunedin for 49 years, he continued at All Saints as well as being Dean: he was also Archdeacon of Dunedin from 1915 to 1919.
In the 1928 King's Birthday Honours, Fitchett was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. [6] He died in Dunedin on 19 April 1929, [7] and was buried in the Dunedin Northern Cemetery. [8]
His son, William Fitchett, was Bishop of Dunedin from 1934 to 1952. [9] His daughter, Margaret Fitchett, was an artist.