Complex sentence: He was curate of St John's Kingston-on-Hull from 1874 to 1876 before various positions in the north of England during the next 26 years, including vicar of Dewsbury, Huddersfield.
Split into simpler sentences: He was curate of St John's, Kingston-on-Hull, from 1874 to 1876. He subsequently held various positions in the north of England during the next 26 years, including vicar of Dewsbury, Huddersfield.