The Ven. Henry Fearon (born Ockenden, 20 June 1802; died Loughborough 13 June 1885) was Archdeacon of Leicester[1] from 1863 until 1884.[2]

Fearon was born in Ockenden,[3] Cuckfield, Sussex on 20 June 1802, the son of the Rev. Joseph Francis Fearon.[4] He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge,[3] where he graduated B.A. in 1824, M.A. in 1827 and B.D. in 1834.[4] He was ordained deacon in 1826 and priest in 1827. He was the Rector of Loughborough from 1848 until his death.[5] He advocated for a clean water supply to the town and paid for the Fearon Fountain, which stands in the marketplace.[6] The Fearon Hall in Loughborough was built in his memory, by public subscription.

Notes

  1. ↑ Root Web
  2. ↑ Obituary The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 17, 1885; pg. 6; Issue 31475
  3. 1 2 "Fearon, Henry (FRN820H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. 1 2 "Funeral Of Archdeacon Fearon". Nottingham Evening Post. No. 2210. 20 June 1885. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ So who was Henry Fearon?
  6. ↑ Dyer, Lynne (22 August 2020). "Lynne About Loughborough: Spotlight on the Fearon Fountain". Lynne About Loughborough. Retrieved 23 September 2023.


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