Egbert Lucas

Egbert de Grey Lucas was the Archdeacon of Durham from 1939 to 1953. ^[1]

Born on the Isle of Wight^[2] on 25 September 1878,^[3] he was educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford. Ordained in 1903 his first post was as a curate at St Anne's, Wandsworth^[4] after which he was Chaplain at Hertford College, Oxford. He was with the Winchester College Mission from 1908 to 1924.^[5] He then held incumbencies in Lavender Hill^[6] and Guildford before his archdeacon’s appointment.^[7]

He died on 25 May 1958.^[8][9]