Background
Jowett, Alfred was born on May 29, 1914 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Son of Alfred Edmund and Phoebe Margaret (Drabble) Jowett.
Jowett, Alfred was born on May 29, 1914 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Son of Alfred Edmund and Phoebe Margaret (Drabble) Jowett.
Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1935. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Sheffield University, 1982. Honorary Fellow, Manchester Polytechnic, United Kingdom, 1972.
Curate, St. John Evangelist, Goole, United Kingdom, 1944-1947; secretary, Sheffield Council of Churches/Sheffield Marriage Guidance Council, 1947-1951; vicar, St. George, Sheffield, 1951-1960; vicar, Doncaster, United Kingdom, 1960-1964; dean, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1964-1983; dean emeritus, Manchester, since 1983. Member, deputy chairman Community Rels. Comm., 1966-1977; church commissioner Church of England, United Kingdom, 1978-1980.
Married Margaret Mabel Benford, August 3, 1939. Children: Rosalind, Nicholas, Sonya, Celia.