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Cosmo Gordon Lang

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British archbishop and clergyman (1864-1945)

United KingdomPoliticiansLived 1864 to 1945 · aged 81
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William Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth, was a Scottish Anglican clergyman who served as Archbishop of York (1908-1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928-1942). His elevation to Archbishop of York, within 18 years of his ordination, was the most rapid in modern Church of England history.

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The Barony Church, Glasgow, to which Lang's father was appointed minister in 1873The Barony Church, Glasgow, to which Lang's father was appointed minister in 1873Balliol College, Oxford, where Lang was an undergraduate between 1882 and 1886Balliol College, Oxford, where Lang was an undergraduate between 1882 and 1886The Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon, scene of Lang's call to ordination in 1889The Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon, scene of Lang's call to ordination in 1889

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1923Royal Victorian Chain
Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John

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Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of DerbyAlso won Royal Victorian ChainVictor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of LyttonAlso won Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint JohnJonathan Riley-SmithAlso won Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint JohnGeorge CareyAlso won Royal Victorian ChainVincent MasseyAlso won Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint JohnAlexander Duff, 1st Duke of FifeAlso won Royal Victorian Chain

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William Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth, was a Scottish Anglican clergyman who served as Archbishop of York (1908-1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928-1942). His elevation to Archbishop of York, within 18 years of his ordination, was the most rapid in modern Church of England history. As Archbishop of Canterbury during the abdication crisis of 1936, he took a strong moral stance, his comments in a subsequent broadcast being widely condemned as uncharitable towards the departed king.

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United Kingdom
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1864 to 1945 · aged 81
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