Algy Whitehead

Louis Grenville "Algy" Whitehead (12 February 1885 – 20 May 1961)^[1] was a New Zealand Anglican priest: he was Archdeacon of Central Otago from 1926 to 1934; and Archdeacon of Dunedin from 1934 to 1950.^[2]

Whitehead was born in Kaiapoi, Canterbury region in 1885, and was the son of a bookseller. As a result, from an early age he discovered a love of reading, and turned this to practical use by becoming a teacher, working in Christchurch and Ashburton.^[1]

Whitehead continued his education at the University of New Zealand, gaining an MA in philosophy in 1915,^[1] and was ordained in 1917. After a curacy at ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch he was Vicar of Ravensbourne from 1919 until 1919. He was also Warden of Selwyn College, Dunedin from 1919 until 1950.^[3] He had a reputation for his tolerance of student behaviour, believing that university students should be treated as adults and not as adolescents.^[1]

Whitehead visited Britain in the 1920s, studying at Oxford University during 1923 and 1924. On his return to Dunedin he continued his role as warden but augmented it by giving lectures and talks on both philosophy and religion. He became an assistant lecturer at the University of Otago in the Department of Theology during the 1940s, and had many more ecclesiastical duties as Vicar of All Saints' Church, Dunedin (1935–48), Vicar of Ravensbourne (1948–50), Archdeacon of Central Otago (1926–34) and of Dunedin (1934–50).^[1]

Whitehead retired to Riccarton in 1950, and died there in 1961. He was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hargreaves, R., in Thomson, J., (ed.) 1998) "Southern people: A dictionary of Otago Southland biography." Dunedin, NZ: Longacre Press. p. 545. ISBN 1-877135-11-9
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1951-52 p1391 London: Oxford University Press, 1951
^ University of Canterbury, NZ^{[permanent dead link]}

Archdeacons of Central Otago

Robert Augustus Woodthorpe 1922–1926
Louis Grenville "Algy" Whitehead 1927–1934
Alfred Cleave Hammond Button 1934–1945
William Alexander Harry Hamblett 1945–1948
Arthur Barron "Barry" Pywell 1950–1966
Walter Seddon Southward 1966–1973
Liz Duggan 2009–2013
Damon Plimmer 2014–present

v t e Archdeacons of Dunedin
Edward Edwards 1873–1896 Gerard Robinson 1897–1907 Alfred Neild 1907–1913 George Gould 1913–1914 Isaac Richards (Archdeacon of Dunedin)\|Isaac Richards]] 1908–1915 Billy Fitchett 1915–1934 Algy Whitehead (Archdeacon of Dunedin) Louis Grenville (“Algy”) Whitehead]] 1934–1950 Raymond Newcombe 1950–1965 Douglas Millar 1965–1975 Neville Selwood 1975–1985 Leslie Steel 1985–1986 Ken Booth 1986–1995 Claire Brown 1995–2000 Stu Crosson 2013–2018 (Archdeacon of Dunedin City) Jan Clark 2001–present (Archdeacon of Dunedin Harbour to 2018)

Archdeacons of Dunedin

Edward Edwards 1873–1896
Gerard Robinson 1897–1907
Alfred Neild 1907–1913
George Gould 1913–1914
Isaac Richards (Archdeacon of Dunedin)|Isaac Richards]] 1908–1915
Billy Fitchett 1915–1934
Algy Whitehead (Archdeacon of Dunedin) Louis Grenville (“Algy”) Whitehead]] 1934–1950
Raymond Newcombe 1950–1965
Douglas Millar 1965–1975
Neville Selwood 1975–1985
Leslie Steel 1985–1986
Ken Booth 1986–1995
Claire Brown 1995–2000
Stu Crosson 2013–2018 (Archdeacon of Dunedin City)
Jan Clark 2001–present (Archdeacon of Dunedin Harbour to 2018)