Cosmo Gordon Lang
(1864-1945)
British clergyman
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William Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth, GCVO, PC (known as Cosmo; 31 October 1864 – 5 December 1945) was a Scottish Anglican prelate who served as Archbishop of York (1908–1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928–1942). His rapid elevation to Archbishop of York, within 18 years of his ordination, is unprecedented in modern Church of England history. As Archbishop of Canterbury during the abdication crisis of 1936, he took a strong moral stance, and comments he made in a subsequent broadcast were widely condemned as uncharitable towards the departed king.
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31 October 1864 Fyvie manse, Aberdeenshire
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5 December 1945 (aged 81)
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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