James Gilliland Simpson [1] (16 October 1865 – 10 October 1948 [2]) was the Dean of Peterborough in the Church of England from 1928 to 1942. [3]
He was educated at the City of London School and Trinity College, Oxford, [4] he was ordained in 1889 and began his career with a curacy at Leeds Parish Church. [5] He was then appointed Vice Principal of Edinburgh Theological College [6] after which he was Principal of Leeds Clergy School [7] before becoming Canon of Manchester in 1910. [8] Two years later he became a Canon of St Paul's, a post he held for seventeen years before his elevation to the Deanery. [9] He was a noted author. [10] [11]
James Gilliland Simpson [1] (16 October 1865 – 10 October 1948 [2]) was the Dean of Peterborough in the Church of England from 1928 to 1942. [3]
He was educated at the City of London School and Trinity College, Oxford, [4] he was ordained in 1889 and began his career with a curacy at Leeds Parish Church. [5] He was then appointed Vice Principal of Edinburgh Theological College [6] after which he was Principal of Leeds Clergy School [7] before becoming Canon of Manchester in 1910. [8] Two years later he became a Canon of St Paul's, a post he held for seventeen years before his elevation to the Deanery. [9] He was a noted author. [10] [11]