About James Allen
Lived 1802 – 1897 (aged 94). James Allen was a British cleric, dean and antiquarian.
James Allen (15 July 1802 – 26 June 1897) was an Anglican clergyman, the second Dean of St David's.
Allen was born in Burton, Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Westminster, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1825. He was Vicar of Castlemartin from 1839 to 1872, and a Canon Residentiary at St David's before his elevation to the Deanery. He died on 26 June 1897 at St David's.
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Who was James Allen?
Welsh Anglican clergyman, born 1802
When was James Allen born?
James Allen was born on 15 July 1802 in Burton.
When did James Allen die?
James Allen died on 26 June 1897 in St Davids.
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James Allen was a cleric, dean and antiquarian.
What nationality was James Allen?
James Allen was British.
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· DBpedia: James Allen (priest, born 1802)
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