Eric Rede Buckley (31 August 1868 – 6 March 1948) was Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1930 until 1932.

Eric Rede Buckley by Lafayette, half-plate nitrate negative, 17 November 1933

Buckley was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and St John's College, Oxford; and ordained in 1892.[1] His first post was a curacy at Bodmin.[2] After this he was Vicar of Kirtlington (1895–1902) then Burley in Wharfedale (1902–21).[3] He was Chaplain to the Bishop of Bradford until his Archdeacon’s appointment.

Memorial to Eric Buckley in St Mary's Church, Polstead, Suffolk

References edit

  1. ^ Ordinations The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 21, 1892; pg. 3; Issue 33827
  2. ^ ‘‘BUCKLEY, Ven. Eric Rede’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Oct 2012 accessed 13 March 2013
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929 Oxford, OUP,1929 p172
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Preceded by Archdeacon of Sudbury
1930–1932
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