Thomas Bowman Stephenson ( 22 December 1839 – 6 July 1912) was a Wesleyan Methodist minister and philanthropist who founded children's homes and the charity now called Action for Children. He also founded an order of deaconesses.
Thomas Bowman Stephenson | |
|---|---|
 Rev. Thomas Bowman Stephenson | |
| President of the Methodist Conference | |
| In office 1891–1892 | |
| Preceded by | William Fiddian Moulton |
| Succeeded by | James Harrison Rigg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1839 |
| Died | 6 July 1912 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Methodist minister |
Biography
editHe founded what was to become the National Children's Home in 1869.[1] He later founded the Wesleyan Deaconesses in 1890.[2] In 1891 he was elected President of the Methodist Conference.[3] He was a member of the London School Board. From 1902 to 1907 he was warden of the Methodist Deaconess Training College at Ilkley, West Yorkshire.[4]
He retired in 1907 and died in London on 6 July 1912. He is buried in City of London Cemetery.[5]
References
edit- ^ "140 years of Action for Children". Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "History of the MDO". Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Bradfield, William (1913). The life of the Reverend Thomas Bowman Stephenson : founder of 'The Children's Home' and of the Wesley Deaconess Institute. C. H. Kelly, London.
- ^ "The National Children's Home Story: Staff Training". Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer, by Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons
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