Name John Brewis | Role Priest | |
John Salusbury Brewis (13 May 1902 – 1 March 1972) was an English Anglican priest. He was the Principal of St Chad's College, Durham from 1937 to 1947, and the Archdeacon of Doncaster from 1947 to 1954.
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Early life and education
Brewis was born on 13 May 1902. He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public school near Windsor, Berkshire. He studied modern history at Hertford College, Oxford, graduating with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. He then attended Princeton University as a Henry P. Davison Scholar. He trained for Holy Orders at Cuddesdon College, an Anglo-Catholic theological college near Oxford, Oxfordshire.
Ordained ministry
He was ordained in 1928. He was an Assistant Master at his old school from 1927 to 1929; Vice-Principal and Tutor of St Edmund Hall, Oxford from 1929 to 1937; Principal of St Chad’s College, Durham from 1937 to 1947; Vicar of St James' Church, High Melton from 1947 to 1954 (and Rural Dean of Doncaster during the same period); and Rector of St James's Church, Piccadilly from 1954 to 1967.
Personal life
In 1935, Brewis married Lady Anne Palmer. Together they had four children: two sons and two daughters. The now Anne Brewis became a noted Botanist.
Brewis died on 1 March 1972, aged 69.