Harold Davidson
Harold Francis Davidson (14 July 1875 – 30 July 1937), born at Hound in Hampshire, sometimes known as the "Prostitutes' Padre", was a Church of England priest, often referred to as the "Rector of Stiffkey". In 1932 he was defrocked on charges of immorality. He died after he was attacked by a lion in a cage.
Read more about Harold Davidson: Background, Student Days, Ordination, Financial Difficulties, Investigations Begin, Church Disciplinary Trial, Aftermath, Death, Posthumous Treatment
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“Seraphs and saints with one great voice
Welcomed that soul that knew not fear.
Amazed to find it could rejoice,
Hell raised a hoarse, half-human cheer.”
—John Davidson (1857–1909)