Thomas Stanton (priest)

Thomas Stanton (1806 or 1807[1] - 24 March 1875) was the Archdeacon of Wilts [2] from 1868[3] until 1874.[4]

From Somerset, he was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] After a curacy at Buckhurst Hill,[5] he was Rector of Holy Trinity Shaftesbury from 1846[6] to 1852;[7] and of All Saints, Burbage [8] from then[9] until 1874. He was appointed Canon of Sarum in 1859.[10]

He died on 24 March 1875.[11]

References

1. "Stanton, Thomas (STNN826T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. “Elementary education : a letter to the clergy of the Archdeaconry on the new education bill” Stanton, T: Salisbury, Brown & Co,1870
3. "Church Rates" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jan 06, 1869; pg. 5; Issue 26327
4. "Thomas Stanton" British History On Line
5. "CHURCH AND UNIVERSITIES" The Blackburn Standard (Blackburn, England), Wednesday, June 21, 1837; Issue 129
6. ”Multiple News Items” The Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, April 02, 1846; pg. 6; Issue 22567
7. "ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE” The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Monday, April 12, 1852; Issue 26613
8. Kelly’s 1915 Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
9. "CLERICAL" Daily News (London, England), Friday, December 24, 1852
10. Wiltshire Community History
11. ”Deaths” The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 25, 1875; pg. 11; Issue 28272

Church of England titles
Preceded by Charles Amyand Harris	Archdeacon of Wiltshire 1868–1874	Succeeded by Thomas Boughton Buchanan