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John Harbord

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For the British peer and baronet, see John Harbord, 8th Baron Suffield.

John Bradley Harbord (1812 – 1896) was a Church of England priest[1] and author.[2]

Harbord was born in Liverpool on 27 June 1828[3] and educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[4] He was ordained in 1854 and after a curacy at Lower Halstow spent the remainder of his ecclesiastical career as a Naval chaplain,[5] rising to be Chaplain of the Fleet[6] from 1882 to[7] 1888. He was an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1889[8] until his death on 13 February 1896.[9]

Works

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  • Harbord, J.B. (1865). Definitions of Astronomy and Navigation Made Easy (PDF) (Hardbound). Glasgow, London: William Blackwood & Sons.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Religion in the British Navy, 1815-1879: Piety and Professionalism" Blake,J p124: Woodbridge The Boydell Press 2014 ISBN 978-1-84383-885-2
  2. ^ Amongst others he wrote "Glossary of Navigation", 1863; "Short Sermons for Hospitals and Sick Seamen", 1865; "Sermons heard in my Training Ship", 1868; "Definitions in Astronomy and Navigation made easy", Cyprus: a Sermon on Acts xiii, 1878;"Manual of Common Prayer at Sea on week days. Selected from the Book of Common Prayer and arranged by the Chaplain of the Fleet", 1886; > British Library web site accessed 12:46 GMT Saturday 17 May 2017
  3. ^ LAN
  4. ^ University Intelligence The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 06, 1857; pg. 7; Issue 22621
  5. ^ Alumni Cantabregis
  6. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette
  7. ^ DEPUTATION FROM THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES TO THE QUEEN The Morning Post (London, England), Monday, July 25, 1887; p. 3; Issue 35911. (1153 words). British Library Newspapers, Part II: 1800-1900
  8. ^ NAVAL NOTES & NEWS Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc (Portsmouth, England), Saturday, April 6, 1889; Issue 5625. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900
  9. ^ Obituary. The Rev J.B.Harbord The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 19 February 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34817


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