Quirk, John Nathaniel
QUIRK, cwūrk, JOHN NATHANIEL: Church of England bishop; b. at
Ashton-under-Lyne (6 m. e. of Manchester) Dec. 14, 1849. He received his education
at St. John's College, Cambridge (B.A., 1873; M.A., 1876; D.D., 1902); was made
deacon in 1874, and priest, 1875; was curate of St. Leonard, Bridgnorth, 1874–78,
and of Doncaster, 1878–1881; vicar of St. Thomas, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1881–82;
and of Rotherham, 1882–89, being also chaplain of Rotherham Union, 1883–89, and
lecturer of Rotherham, 1884–89; vicar of Beverley, 1889–94; and of St. Paul, Newington,
1894–95; rector of Bath, 1895–1901, serving also as rural dean of Bath, 1895–1901,
chaplain of Bath United Hospitals, 1898–1901 and proctor of the diocese of Bath
and Wells, 1900–01; was consecrated bishop suffragan of Sheffield, 1901; vicar
of Doncaster, 1901–05; chaplain to the corporation of Doncaster, 1901–05; and
vicar of St. Mark, Broomhall, Sheffield, 1905. He was also canon and prebendary
of Apesthorpe in York cathedral, 1888, and proctor in convocation, 1898–1901.
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