Nathaniel Gerard Railton (10 February 1886 – 8 September 1948) was Archdeacon of Lindsey from 1941[1] until his death.[2]

Railton was educated at Keble College, Oxford; and ordained in 1912. He began his career as Curate of St John, Fitzroy Square after which he was Rector of Toddington from 1916 to 1920.[3] He became a Chaplain to the Forces in 1920 serving at Aldershot, York, Tidworth, and Gibraltar.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 19 March 1941; pg. 7; Issue 48878.
  2. ↑ Archdeacon N. G. Railton. The Times (London, England), Thursday, 9 September 1948; pg. 7; Issue 51172
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p1062 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
  4. ↑ ‘RAILTON, Ven. Archdeacon Nathaniel Gerard’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 6 May 2017


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