Harold Davidson

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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