Obadiah Newnham
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Obadiah Samuel Newnham[1] (23 March 1848, Leamington Hastings – 13 May 1932, St. Stephen, New Brunswick)[2] was Archdeacon of Fredericton from 1907 until his death.[3]
Newnham was ordained in 1875 and was a missionary at New London, PEI from 1875 to 1878. He held incumbencies at Pointe-du-Chêne, Saint John, Hampton and St Stephen. He was a Canon of Fredericton Cathedral from 1901 to 1907; and Secretary of the Diocesan Synod from 1888 until his death.
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- ^ NBGS
- ^ First Families, New Brunswick
- ^ "Newnham, Obadiah Samuel". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 August 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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