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John Downall
John
Downall
,
MA
was the
Archdeacon of Totnes
from
1859
until
1872
.
He was the only son of
James
Downall of
Liverpool
and
studied
at
Magdalen Hall, Oxford
,
graduating
BA
in
1826
and MA in
1829
. He was
ordained
deacon
in 1826 at Eccleshal,
Staffordshire
. His
first post
was as
Curate
at
Blidworth
. He then became
Chaplain
to the
Earl of Burlington
before a
stint
as
Vicar
of
St George
,
Kidderminster
.