Thomas Bowman Stephenson
British Methodist minister
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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 | |
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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 |
Early life
He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth[1][2][3] and Wesley College, Sheffield.
Career
He founded what was to become the National Children's Home in 1869.[4] He later founded the Wesleyan Deaconesses in 1890.[5] In 1891 he was elected President of the Methodist Conference.[6] 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.[7]
He retired in 1907 and died in London on 6 July 1912. He is buried in City of London Cemetery.[8]
