Background
THORNTON, Samuel was born in 1835 in London. 3rd son of Thomas Thornton, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and Elizabeth, daughter of H. Robinson, Bagshot, Surrey.
THORNTON, Samuel was born in 1835 in London. 3rd son of Thomas Thornton, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and Elizabeth, daughter of H. Robinson, Bagshot, Surrey.
Studied at Merchant Taylors’ School. Queen’s College Oxford (late Michel Fellow). Open Exhibition, 1851.
Scholarship, 1853; 1st class Classics, mods. 2nd class in Classics and in National Science, finals. Graduated at 19; educational work on leaving Oxford.
Doctor of Divinity Oxfordshire. Master of Arts.
Ordained Deacon to Fellowship, 1858. Priest, 1859; London Diocesan Home Mission, 1858. Incumbent of St. Jude’s, Whitechapel, 1859.
Rector of St. George’s, Birmingham, 1864-1875. First Bishop of Ballarat, 1875-1900. Assistant Bishop to Bishop of Manchester and Vicar of Blackburn, 1901-1910.
Rural Dean, 1907-1910. Melbourne; Proctor in York Convocation.