Henry Fearon

The Ven. Henry Fearon (born Cuckfield, 20 June 1802; died Loughborough 13 June 1885) was Archdeacon of Leicester^[1] from 1863 until 1884.^[2]

Fearon was born in Ockenden,^[3] Cuckfield, Sussex on 20 June 1802, the son of the Rev. Joseph Francis Fearon.^[4] He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge,^[3] where he graduated B.A. in 1824, M.A. in 1827 and B.D. in 1834.^[4] He was ordained deacon in 1826 and priest in 1827. He was the Rector of Loughborough from 1848 until his death.^[5] He advocated for a clean water supply to the town and paid for the Fearon Fountain, which stands in the marketplace.^[6] The Fearon Hall in Loughborough was built in his memory, by public subscription.

Notes

^ Root Web
^ Obituary The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 17, 1885; pg. 6; Issue 31475
^ ^a ^b "Fearon, Henry (FRN820H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ ^a ^b "Funeral Of Archdeacon Fearon". Nottingham Evening Post. No. 2210. 20 June 1885. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ So who was Henry Fearon?
^ Dyer, Lynne (22 August 2020). "Lynne About Loughborough: Spotlight on the Fearon Fountain". Lynne About Loughborough. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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Preceded by Thomas Bonney	Archdeacon of Leicester 1863–1885	Succeeded by Assheton Pownall

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[1] Root Web

[2] Obituary The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 17, 1885; pg. 6; Issue 31475

[:0-3] "Fearon, Henry (FRN820H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[:1-4] "Funeral Of Archdeacon Fearon". Nottingham Evening Post. No. 2210. 20 June 1885. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] So who was Henry Fearon?

[6] Dyer, Lynne (22 August 2020). "Lynne About Loughborough: Spotlight on the Fearon Fountain". Lynne About Loughborough. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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v t e Archdeacons of Leicester
High Medieval	Ranulph Godfrey Walter Robert de Chesney Hugh Barre Baldric de Segillo Hamo Roger de Rolleston Reimund of Lincoln Robert Grosseteste William de Dratton John of Basingstoke Solomon of Dover Roger de Saxenhurst Roger Martival
Late Medieval	Guillaume Cardinal de Farges Raynald Orsini Henry Chaddesden William Doune Philippe Cardinal de Cabassoles Giacomo Cardinal Orsini, Dean of Salisbury John Bottlesham John Elvet Richard Elvet John Legbourne Thomas Barnsley Richard Ewen William Witham Roger Rotherham John Morton Richard Lavender William Spark Henry Wilcocks Richard Maudeley Stephen Gardiner Edward Foxe Edmund Bonner William More
Early modern	Thomas Robertson Richard Barber Hugh Blythe Robert Johnson Richard Pilkington William Warr Henry Ferne Robert Hitch Clement Breton William Owtram Francis Meres Byrom Eaton John Rogers David Trimnel John Taylor James Bickham Andrew Burnaby Thomas Parkinson Thomas Bonney
Late modern	Henry Fearon Assheton Pownall John Mitchinson John Stocks Frederick MacNutt Cecil Matthews Irven Edwards Berkeley Cole David Silk Mike Edson Richard Atkinson Tim Stratford Richard Worsfold

v t e Diocese of Leicester
Leicester Cathedral Bishop's Lodge, Knighton Bishop's House, Rothley St Martin's House, Leicester Launde Abbey
Office holders	Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester Saju Muthalaly, Bishop suffragan of Loughborough AEO: Bishop suffragan of Richborough (vacant) & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Karen Rooms, Dean of Leicester Claire Wood, Archdeacon of Loughborough Richard Worsfold, Archdeacon of Leicester
Historic offices	Provost of Leicester (1927–2000; see Dean of Leicester) Assistant Bishop of Leicester (1987–2017; see Bishop of Loughborough)