Frank Chapman (priest)

Francis Robert Chapman (31 January 1831 – 18 March 1924), known as Frank, was an Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1869 ^[1] until 1900.

Chapman was educated at Exeter College, Oxford^[2] and ordained in 1855.^[3] He served curacies at Leeds then Kensington. He was Perpetual Curate at Walsham-le-Willows from 1860 to 1865 and the Vicar of St James's, Bury St Edmunds from 1865 to 1873; and Rector of Stowlangtoft from 1873 to 1881.

Chapman edited two volumes The Sacrist Rolls of Ely (1907–8).^[4]

References

1. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 06, 1869; pg. 7; Issue 26561
2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Chapman, Francis Robert" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p 255: London, Horace Cox, 1908
4. Reviewed Work: The Sacrist Rolls of Ely by F. R. Chapman, Review by: J. N. Dalton, The English Historical Review Vol. 23, No. 92 (Oct., 1908), pp. 773-776, Published by: Oxford University Press. JSTOR 550196

Church of England titles
Preceded by Lord Arthur Hervey	Archdeacon of Sudbury 1869–1900	Succeeded by Arthur Livingstone