Background
Henry Spencer Stephenson was born on 4 November 1871 in Mahabaleshwar, India during the British Raj. He was the son of Lieutenant His father died of cholera in Bombay, India on 28 June 1872.
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Henry Stephenson
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Stephenson completed his undergraduate studies at Sherborne School, where his step-father was headmaster, graduating 4 October 1890. He subsequently studied at Trinity College, Cambridge where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1893, promoted to an Master of Arts
Career
He served as Chaplain to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, participating in the coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth. In 1882 Stephenson"s mother married the Reverend Edward Mallet Young, but there were no children from this marriage, leaving Stephenson an only child. degree in 1897. He was ordained a deacon in 1895 and a priest in 1896.
Stephenson"s first religious appointment was as Curate of Willington, Durham from 1895-1900.
His next assignment was as Rector of Allendale, Northumberland in 1900, serving there until 1909. He then moved to Gateshead to serve as Vicar of Christ Church from 1909 to 1914, then becoming Rector of Gateshead from in 1914.
Foreign his religious service he was made an honorary Canon of Durham in 1922 and a Freeman of Gateshead in 1946. Stephenson died at the hospital at Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, England on 4 June 1957.
Stephenson was appointed Chaplain to King George on 30 September 1938, replacing Canon Harold Costley-White, Doctor of Divinity, who resigned.
After King George"s death he continued to serve as Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth, participating as Chaplain during her coronation in 1953.
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June 4, 1957 (aged 85)