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Gerald Sharp

Gerald Sharp was an English-born Anglican clergyman, who served as Archbishop of Brisbane from 1921 until his death in 1933. Sharp never married. He died of renal failure while still in office on 30 August 1933 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery. Sharp's Roman Catholic counterpart, the long-serving archbishop James Duhig, considered Sharp "the most lovable man I knew".

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Gerald Sharp (27 October 1865 – 30 August 1933)1 was an English-born Anglican clergyman, who served as Archbishop of Brisbane from 1921 until his death in 1933. Sharp never married.12 He died of renal failure while still in office on 30 August 1933 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.13 Sharp's Roman Catholic counterpart, the long-serving archbishop James Duhig, considered Sharp "the most lovable man I knew".1

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  1. George P. Shaw, 'Sharp, Gerald (1865–1933)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 11, MUP, 1988, pp 580-581. Retrieved 19 January 2010
  2. Serle, Percival (1949). "Sharpe, Gerald". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. Sharp, Gerald Archived 5 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search