Background
Thornton-Duesbery was born on 17 September 1902 to a clergyman, Charles Thornton-Duesbury, who would later become Bishop of Sodor and Manitoba
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Julian Thornton-Duesbery
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He was educated at Rossall School, then an all-boys public school in Lancashire. He then matriculated into Balliol College, Oxford where he studied classics.
Career
He was Master of Street Peter"s Hall, Oxford (later known as Street Peter"s College) from 1940 to 1944 and 1955 to 1968. He was Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford from 1944 to 1955. He obtained first class honours in Honour Moderations in 1923, and first class honours in Literae Humaniores in 1925.
He then joined Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, where he studied theology.
He obtained first class honours in 1926 and was awarded the Junior Greek Testament Prize. He served as a chaplain at his alma mater, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
In May 1928, he was appointed Chaplain of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. After retiring from the mastership in 1968, he moved to Liverpool where he was appointed Canon Theologian of the Liverpool Cathedral.
He was appointed Canon Emeritus in 1977 on his retirement.
Academic career
In July 1933, he left his university focused life to enter the world of schooling. He was invited by Francis Graham Brown, the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, to become the Headmaster of Saint George"s School, an Anglican boys school in Jerusalem. In 1940, he was appointed Master of Street Peter"s Hall, Oxford in succession to Christopher Chavasse.
In 1944, he left Street Peter"s and was appointed Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
He replaced John Taylor who had been appointed Bishop of Sodor and Manitoba In 1955, he was once more appointed Master of Street Peter"s Hall.
