Sydney James

British Archdeacon
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IntroBritish Archdeacon
A.K.A.Sydney Rhodes James
A.K.A.Sydney Rhodes James
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
wasPriest Teacher Educator
Work fieldAcademia Religion
Gender
Male
Birth30 May 1855
Death10 February 1934 (aged 78 years)
Star signGemini
Family
Mother:Mary Emily Horton
Father:Herbert James
Education
Trinity College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire 
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Biography

Sydney Rhodes James CBE (born Aldeburgh 30 May 1855 – died Leatherhead 10 February 1934) was Archdeacon of Dudley from 1921 until his death.

James was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Cambridge. James was the older brother of Montague Rhodes James, the medievalist scholar and author of ghost stories. He was an Assistant Master at Eton from 1879 to 1897, in which year he was ordained as a priest in the Church of England. He was Headmaster of Malvern College from 1897 to 1914. During his years in education he was also an officer in the Territorial Army and was awarded the Volunteer Decoration in 1902.

On 14 February 1934 two funeral services were held simultaneously, one in Worcester Cathedral and one at Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge where he worshipped when on holiday.

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