Marsham Argles
Marsham Argles (7 July 1814 – 19 November 1892) was an Anglican priest who was Dean of Peterborough from 1891 until his death a year later.[1][2]
Argles was born in Limerick, Ireland[3] into the landed gentry, the son of Capt. George Argles of the Royal Navy and Jane Atkinson.[4][5] His father died by suicide in 1831 after being in a "desponding state of mind", stabbing and shooting himself to death at the family home in Southampton.[6][7]
He was educated at Merton College, Oxford,[8] and ordained into the priesthood in 1838. His first posts were curacies at St Peter's Church, Bolton, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, and Cranford, Northamptonshire after which he was appointed Vicar of Gretton.[9]
In 1851, he was appointed rector at Barnack, Peterborough, which had been without a priest since 1844, when the disgraced Herbert Marsh was relieved of his duties after a scandal with one of his French mistresses. Argles used his own funds as a benefactor to Barnack Church and restored and expanded the 16th-century rectory. The rectory, now named Kingsley House, is a Grade II-listed building.[10][7]
He then began a long association with Peterborough Cathedral, firstly as a Canon,[11] then Chancellor,[12] and finally Dean.
He married Margaret, daughter of George Davys, Bishop of Peterborough. He died in 1892 in Southsea, near Portsmouth. He had five sons, four of whom predeceased him, and four daughters: Mary, Alice, Edith, and Agnes. His youngest daughter, Agnes, married Francis Thicknesse. His surviving son was Rev. Canon George Marsham Argles.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary: The Dean Of Peterborough." The Times, 21 November 1892; pg. 9; Issue 33801; col E
- ^ "Canon Marsham Argles". The Family History of Katherine Anne Sandison. Anne Horner. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Births". Saunders's News-Letter. Dublin, Ireland. 14 July 1814. p. 3.
- ^ a b Burke, Bernard (1925). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Burke Publishing Company. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ . Royal Naval Biography – via Wikisource.
- ^ "A deplorable event". English Chronicle. 12 July 1831. p. 4. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Marsham Argles: The Forgotten Man of Kingsley House?". Parish News Online. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ The Clergy List London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ Historic England. "Kingsley House (1126879)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Canons of the 2nd Prebend, Peterborough
- ^ Contributions to preserving Cathedral’s heritage