About George Snow
Lived 1903 – 1977 (aged 73–74). George Snow was a British anglican priest.
George D'Oyly Snow (1903–1977) was a British schoolmaster and Anglican clergyman, who later served for a decade as the fifth Bishop of Whitby.
Education and career Snow was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford.
Snow became an assistant master at Eton College (towards the end of which time he was ordained). After Eton he became Chaplain of Charterhouse, and then Headmaster of Ardingly College (1947–1961). He was appointed Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral in 1959. In 1961, he was consecrated a bishop and appointed Bishop of Whitby, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York. Snow was estimated by his son Jon to have stood at 6 foot 7 inches.
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Who was George Snow?
(1903-1977) Bishop of Whitby
When was George Snow born?
George Snow was born in 1903.
When did George Snow die?
George Snow died in 1977.
What was George Snow's occupation?
George Snow was an anglican priest.
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George Snow was British.
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