Hardwicke Spooner

Anglican priest and author

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George Hardwicke Spooner[1] (10 December 1851 – 7 February 1933)[2] was an Anglican priest and author in the first half of the Twentieth century.[3]

Spooner was educated at The King's School, Worcester and Pembroke College, Oxford[4] and ordained in 1874.[5] After a curacy at All Saints, Liverpool he was Superintendent of the Liverpool Church of England Scripture Readers Society from 1876 to 1879. He held incumbencies at Litherland, Much Woolton and Walton-on-the-Hill;[6] and was Rural Dean of Childwall from 1885 to 1906; Archdeacon of Warrington from 1906 to 1916;[7] and Archdeacon of Liverpool from 1916 until his death aged 82.[8]

Amongst other books he wrote "The Ethics of Sunday School Work", 1886; "Inspiration", 1891; "A Word with You", 1894; Intercessory Services", 1899; and "Hymns for the South African War", 1902.[9] His son was a noted cricketer.[10]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Mocavo
2. ^ The Archdeacon Of Liverpool The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 09, 1933; p. 17.
3. ^ London Gazette
4. ^ "Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886" Foster,J (ED) V4 p1336: Oxford and London: Parker and Co.,1891
5. ^ ORDINATION AT CHESTER CATHEDRAL Cheshire Observer (Chester, England), Saturday, December 26, 1874; pg. 6; Issue 1168
6. ^ British History On-line
7. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 London, OUP, 1929
8. ^ ‘SPOONER, Ven. George Hardwicke’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 23 June 2015
9. ^ British Library web site accessed 13:16 GMT Tuesday 23 June 2015
10. ^ Metheringham Area news

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