Alexander Sargent (9 May 1895 – 5 January 1989) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the mid 20th century. [1]
He was born on 9 May 1895, [2] educated at The King's School, Canterbury and St Edmund Hall, Oxford and ordained in 1920. After curacies at St Margaret's at Cliffe and Maidstone [3] he became Chaplain of Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was then Sub-Warden of St Paul's College, Grahamstown and after that Resident Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. [4] In 1939 he was appointed Archdeacon of Maidstone [5] and in 1942 Archdeacon of Canterbury. [6] He retired in 1968 and died on 5 January 1989.