The Ven. George Youell (23 December 1910 - 21 January 1995) was Archdeacon of Stoke-on-Trent from 1956[1] to 1970.[2]

Harthill was educated at Hartley Victoria College, the University of Keele and St Stephen's House, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1933, and priest in 1934.[3] After a curacy at St John, Chester, 1933 he was Clerical Director of the Industrial Christian Fellowship. During World War II he was a Chaplain with the Guards Armoured Division. When peace returned he held incumbencies at Ightfield, Calverhall and Leek. After his years as Archdeacon he was a Canon Residentiary at Ely Cathedral, serving until his retirement in 1981.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ecclesiastical News The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 06, 1956; pg. 11; Issue 53550
  2. ↑ "The Pomfretian" July 1970 p2
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
  4. ↑ ‘YOUELL, Rev. Canon George’, 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 1 Feb 2017


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