James Simpson (priest)

{{Short description|British Anglican priest (1865–1948)}}

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James Gilliland Simpson[http://www.heraldry-online.org.uk/sims.html Simpson’s heraldic arms] (16 October 1865 – 10 October 1948[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait.php?LinkID=mp77165&rNo=0&role=sit NPG Details]) was the Dean of Peterborough in the Church of England from 1928 to 1942.Ecclesiastical News. Appointment Of Dean Of Peterborough The Times Thursday, 18 Oct 1928; pg. 19; Issue 45027; col C

He was educated at the City of London School and Trinity College, Oxford,“Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}} he was ordained in 1889 and began his career with a curacy at Leeds Parish Church."St. Peter's Church at Leeds" Simpson, J.G: Leeds, Rusby, 1896 He was then appointed Vice Principal of Edinburgh Theological College"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 after which he was Principal of Leeds Clergy SchoolThe Times, Saturday, 2 Dec 1899; pg. 9; Issue 36002; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence New Principal of Leeds Clergy School before becoming Canon of Manchester in 1910.New Canon Of Manchester The Times Saturday, 30 Apr 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39260; col B Two years later he became a Canon of St Paul's, a post he held for seventeen years before his elevation to the Deanery.[https://archive.org/stream/thecathedralchur13618gut/13618.txt Cathedral Church of Peterborough] He was a noted author.Amongst others he wrote "Fact and Faith", 1908; "The Spirit and the Bride", 1911;and "Catholic Evangelicalism", 1927 British Library web site accessed Thursday 16 April 2009 10:53 GMT"Obituary The Very Rev. J. G. Simpson" The Times Monday, 18 Oct 1948; pg. 6; Issue 51205; col D