Arnold Stanley Picton (28 June 1899 – 8 June 1962) was the Archdeacon of Blackburn from 1959[1] until his death.[2]
He was educated at King's College London, Christ Church, Oxford and Ripon College Cuddesdon and ordained in 1918. After curacies in Warrington and Millom[3] he held incumbencies in Barrow-in-Furness and Preston before his archdeacon's appointment.[4]
References edit
- ^ Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 21, 1959; pg. 5; Issue 54597
- ^ Deaths The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 13, 1962; pg. 1; Issue 55416
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 Oxford, OUP, 1929 p1021
- ^ ‘PICTON, Ven. Arnold Stanley’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 18 June 2013