Obadiah Newnham

Obadiah Samuel Newnham[1] (b Leamington Hastings 23 March 1848; d St. Stephen, New Brunswick 13 May 1932)[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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  2. First Families, New Brunswick
  3. "Newnham, Obadiah Samuel". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 August 2018. (subscription or UK public library membership required)


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