Samuel Thornton (1835–1917) was an Anglican bishop in the late quarter of the 19th century and the start of the 20th.Ballarat time-line
Thornton was born in London on 16 April 1835 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Queen's College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1859”The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889” and after a spell at the London Diocesan Home Mission became Vicar of St Jude's, Whitechapel. From 1864 to 1875 he was Rector of St George's, Birmingham. In 1875A brief history of Anglican (Church of England) Church in Ararat he was appointed Bishop of Ballarat,The Times, Friday, May 14, 1875; pg. 4; Issue 28315; col E "Ecclesiastical News" a post he held until 1900.The Times, Friday, Jan 05, 1900; pg. 9; Issue 36031; col F "Ecclesiastical Intelligence" On his return to England he became Vicar of BlackburnThe Advertiser, Adelaide, 8 March 1901, p. 4 and an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Manchester. He became a notable proponent of British Israelism. He died on 25 November 1917.The Times, Monday, Nov 26, 1917; pg. 13; Issue 41645; col A "Deaths"
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