James Peile

James Hamilton Francis Peile (2 August 1863 – 4 April 1940[1] was an eminent Anglican priest in the first half of the twentieth century.

Peile was educated at Harrow and matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1882, graduating B.A.

[5] In 1907, Peiles work "The Reproach of the Gospel: An Inquiry Into the Apparent Failure of Christianity As a General Rule of Life and Conduct, with Special Reference to the Present Time" was published.

In that year he became Archdeacon of Warwick, a post he held until 1921[6] when he took up a similar role at Worcester.

Margaret died on 20 February 1940 only a few weeks before Peile himself in April the same year.