# Harold Davidson

> Harold Francis Davidson, generally known as the Rector of Stiffkey, was a Church of England priest who in 1932, after a public scandal, was convicted of immorality by a church court and defrocked. Davidson strongly protested his innocence and, to raise funds for his reinstatement campaign, he exhibited himself in a barrel on the Blackpool seafront. He performed in other sideshows of a similar nature, and died in Skegness after being attacked by a lion in whose cage he was appearing in a seaside spectacular.

*British priest*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1875-07-14
- **Died:** 1937-07-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Harold Francis Davidson, generally known as the Rector of Stiffkey, was a Church of England priest who in 1932, after a public scandal, was convicted of immorality by a church court and defrocked. Davidson strongly protested his innocence and, to raise funds for his reinstatement campaign, he exhibited himself in a barrel on the Blackpool seafront. He performed in other sideshows of a similar nature, and died in Skegness after being attacked by a lion in whose cage he was appearing in a seaside spectacular.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 45.3
- **Momentum:** 1.8

## Sources
- [Harold Davidson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Davidson)
- [Harold Davidson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Davidson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14945617)

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