John Sinker

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John Sinker  (21 December 1874 – 24 April 1936)[1] was an Anglican priest and author.[2]

## Life

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John Sinker was born into an ecclesiastical family, the fifth son of the Reverend Robert Sinker[3] Educated at Cambridge University,[4] he was ordained in 1898.[5] He was Curate of Raughtonhead with Gatesgill and then Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Carlisle.[6] In 1905 he became Vicar of Burneside and in 1910 of St. George's, Preston.[7] From 1915 to 1922 he was Rural Dean of the Fylde. In 1922 he became Vicar of Blackburn and in 1931 its first Provost.[8] He died in post. His son was the Rev John Blamire Sinker.[9]

## Works

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* Memoirs of the Rev. Canon Stock, 1905
* Into the Church’s Service, 1913
* The Prayer Book in the Pulpit,1915
* The War: Its Deeds and Lessons, 1916
* The Round of the Church’s Clock, 1917
* Through the Grave and Gate of Death, 1919
* Plain Talks to Lancashire People, 1925

## Notes

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1. ^ The Times, Monday, Apr 27, 1936; pg. 16; Issue 47359; col D "Obituary – The Provost of Blackburn"
2. ^ "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter,S; Roy,I Cambridge, CUP,1996 ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5
3. ^ Who Was Who 1897–2007. London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
4. ^ Who was Who. He is not listed in Alumni Cantabrigienses
5. ^ The Times Wednesday, Dec 21, 1898; pg. 15; Issue 35705; col A "Ordinations Carlisle"
6. ^ "The Clergy List" London, John Phillips, 1900
7. ^ The Times, Tuesday, Apr 26, 1910; pg. 18; Issue 39256; col E "Ecclesiastical Intelligence"
8. ^ Burials at the Church of St Leonard in the Parish of Balderstone
9. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory. 1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941

Religious titles

Preceded by

Inaugural appointment

|  Provost of Blackburn
1931 - 1936  | Succeeded by

William Kay

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Provosts and Deans of Blackburn

Provosts|

* John Sinker
* William Kay
* Norman Robinson
* Lawrence Jackson
* David Frayne (became Dean)

Deans|

* David Frayne
* Christopher Armstrong
* Philip North, Bishop of Burnley (Acting)
* Peter Howell-Jones

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Diocese of Blackburn

* Blackburn Cathedral
* Bishop's House, Salesbury
* Church House, Blackburn
* Whalley Abbey

Office holders|

* Philip North, Bishop of Blackburn
* Jill Duff, Bishop suffragan of Lancaster
* Joe Kennedy, Bishop suffragan of Burnley
* AEO: the bishop diocesan & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
* Peter Howell-Jones, Dean of Blackburn
* Mark Ireland, Archdeacon of Blackburn
* David Picken, Archdeacon of Lancaster

Historic offices|

* Bishop of Whalley (until 1936)
* Provost of Blackburn (1931–2000; see Dean of Blackburn)

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