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Arthur Richard Rivers (1857–1940) was Dean of Hobart from 1920 to 1940.^[1]

Twas in the time that Caesar ruled 1911 by Arthur Rivers

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Early life

Rivers was born in Teignmouth and educated at St John's College, Oxford.^[3] His younger brother was Richard Godfrey Rivers, an artist and gallery curator.^[4]

Religious life

Ordained in 1882 Rivers began his career with a curacy in Painswick. Emigrating to Australia he was Precentor of Sydney Cathedral and Chaplain to the Primate of Australia. Moving to Queensland he was Rector of St Michael, Brisbane and then St Andrew in the same city. He was Archdeacon of Burnett and Wide Bay from 1896 to 1905; and of Toowoomba from then^[5] until his appointment as Dean of Hobert.

Later life

Rivers died on 1 November 1940.

References

^ "Tasmanian Anglican". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ "NEW MUSIC". The Daily Telegraph. No. 3888. New South Wales, Australia. 12 December 1891. p. 10. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ‘RIVERS, Very Rev. Arthur Richard’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Oct 2012 accessed 4 Nov 2013
^ Austlit. "A. R. Rivers: (author/organisation) | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30: Oxford, OUP, 1929

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Preceded by Robert Hay	Dean of Hobart 1920 – 1940	Succeeded by Percy Fewtrell

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[1] "Tasmanian Anglican". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[2] "NEW MUSIC". The Daily Telegraph. No. 3888. New South Wales, Australia. 12 December 1891. p. 10. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] ‘RIVERS, Very Rev. Arthur Richard’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Oct 2012 accessed 4 Nov 2013

[4] Austlit. "A. R. Rivers: (author/organisation) | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[5] Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30: Oxford, OUP, 1929

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+'''Arthur Richard Rivers'''  (1857–1940) was [[Dean of Hobart]] from 1920 to 1940.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tasmaniananglican.com/ta200409-14/ |title=Tasmanian Anglican |access-date=4 November 2013 |archive-date=4 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104230540/http://www.tasmaniananglican.com/ta200409-14/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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-He was born in [[Teignmouth]] and educated at [[St John's College, Oxford]].<ref>‘RIVERS, Very Rev. Arthur Richard’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Oct 2012 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U216208, accessed 4 Nov 2013] </ref> [[Ordained]] in 1882 he began his career with   a [[Curate|curacy]] in [[Painswick]]. Emigrating to [[Australia]] he was [[Precentor]] of [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney|Sydney Cathedral]] and [[Chaplain]] to the [[Alfred Barry |Primate of Australia]]. Moving to [[Queensland]] he was  [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of St Michael, [[Brisbane]] and then St Andrew [[Brisbane|in the same city]]. He was [[Archdeacon]] of [[Wide Bay-Burnett|Burnett and Wide Bay]] from 1896 to 1905; and of [[Toowoomba]] from then<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1929-30: Oxford, OUP, 1929</ref> until his appointment as [[Dean (religion)|Dean]].
+== Early life ==
-He died on 1 November 1940.
+Rivers was born in [[Teignmouth]] and educated at [[St John's College, Oxford]].<ref>‘RIVERS, Very Rev. Arthur Richard’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Oct 2012 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U216208, accessed 4 Nov 2013]</ref> His younger brother was [[Richard Godfrey Rivers]], an artist and gallery curator.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A44851|title=A. R. Rivers: (author/organisation) {{!}} AustLit: Discover Australian Stories|last=Austlit|website=www.austlit.edu.au|language=en|access-date=2017-04-19}}</ref>
+== Religious life ==
+[[Ordained]] in 1882 Rivers began his career with   a [[Curate|curacy]] in [[Painswick]]. Emigrating to Australia he was [[Precentor]] of [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney|Sydney Cathedral]] and [[Chaplain]] to the [[Alfred Barry|Primate of Australia]]. Moving to [[Queensland]] he was  [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of St Michael, [[Brisbane]] and then St Andrew in the same city. He was [[Archdeacon]] of [[Wide Bay–Burnett|Burnett and Wide Bay]] from 1896 to 1905; and of [[Toowoomba]] from then<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1929-30: Oxford, OUP, 1929</ref> until his appointment as Dean of Hobert.
+== Later life ==
+Rivers died on 1 November 1940.
 ==References==
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