John Becher (priest, born 1861)

John Richard Hedges Becher (13 March 1861 – 11 May 1946) was an Anglican Archdeacon in Ireland in the first half of the twentieth century.[1]

Becher was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[2] and ordained in 1886. He began his career with curacies in Dunmore East and Kersal. He held Incumbencies in Kilrush and Lorum. He was Archdeacon of Leighlin from 1922 to 1924; and the Archdeacon of Ossory and Leighlin from 1924 to 1940.[3]

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  1. ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) Burtchaell, G.D/Sadlier, T.U p54: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1938 p88 Oxford, OUP, 1938