Arthur Stanton

June 21, 1839 (age 73)

His only post was as Curate at Street Alban"s, Holborn, 1862-1913. He attracted devoted supporters and horrified critics in equal measure. In 1877 he founded a society for postmen, the Saint Martin"s League. At the end of his life he was offered, and rejected, a prebendal stall in Street Paul"s Cathedral. Following his death, his funeral took place on 1 April 1913. Fellow clergy escorted his coffin as it was carried on a wheeled bier through crowded streets from his Holborn church to the London Necropolis railway station, Waterloo for transport to Brookwood Cemetery near Woking where a crowd of 1,000 had assembled for his interment.

Arthur Stanton

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He was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Oxford. And ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1864.

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His only post was as Curate at Street Alban"s, Holborn, 1862-1913. He attracted devoted supporters and horrified critics in equal measure. In 1877 he founded a society for postmen, the Saint Martin"s League.

At the end of his life he was offered, and rejected, a prebendal stall in Street Paul"s Cathedral.

Following his death, his funeral took place on 1 April 1913. Fellow clergy escorted his coffin as it was carried on a wheeled bier through crowded streets from his Holborn church to the London Necropolis railway station, Waterloo for transport to Brookwood Cemetery near Woking where a crowd of 1,000 had assembled for his interment.

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Stanton was an indefatigable champion of the poor, staunch champion of ritual and exuberant preacher.

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