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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 13 > Francis Sayre was outspoken dean of National Cathedral

Francis Sayre was outspoken dean of National Cathedral

Grandson of President Wilson renowned as voice of social conscience

By Adam Bernstein / The Bulletin
October 13, 2008

WASHINGTON — Francis B. Sayre Jr., who as dean of Washington National Cathedral for 27 years oversaw much of its completion and used his pulpit to confront McCarthyism, racial tensions and the Vietnam War, died Oct. 3 at his home on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. He was 93 and had....

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