George Wilfred Blenkin, St Albans
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A stone tablet commemorating George Wilfred Blenkin close to St Albans Cathedral
Waymark Code: WM7G1C
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/21/2009
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The Very Reverend George Wilfrid Blenkin was Dean of St Albans from 1914 until his death in 1924.
Born into an ecclesiastical family on 16th February 1861 and educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1886. He was successively College Chaplain of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and then of Trinity College and finally Vicar of Brading before his elevation to the Deanery . George Blenkin was installed as the 2nd Dean of St Albans on 28th November 1914. He died on 24th September 1924.
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Location of the tree: Park near Cathedral
Type of tree: Not listed
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