James Marchant
James Marchant | |
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Born | |
Died | May 20, 1956 | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Social reformer, author |
Spouse | Eleanor Jane Gordon |
Rev Sir James Marchant
Life
James Marchant was born in London on 18 December 1867.
Between 1889 and 1893, Marchant was a lecturer on Christian apologetics to the Bishop of St Albans and to the Christian Evidence Society.[2]
In 1895, Marchant became a minister of an independent Congregational church in Plymouth. He went on to lead a Presbyterian church in north London before serving as an assistant minister to a Presbyterian church in Clapham.[2]
In 1903, Marchant became clerical secretary to Dr Barnardo's Homes.[2]
In 1913, Marchant was appointed secretary of the National Birth-rate Commission.[2]
In 1917, Marchant was elected a Fellow of the
In 1921, Marchant was created a Knight of the Order of the British Empire by King George V for his work on birth-rate and contraception.[3]
Marchant died at his home in Sherborne on 20 May 1956.
Family
In 1895, he married Eleanor Jane Gordon.
Publications
- Theories of the Resurrection of Christ (1896)
- Theories of the Person of Christ (1903)
- Social Hygienics: A New Crusade (1909)
- Aids to Purity (1909)
- A Plea for Regeneration (1912)
- The Cleansing of a City (1917)
- The Master Problem (1917)
- The Coming Renaissance (1923)
- British Preachers (1927)
- The Coming of Age of Christianity (1951)
- The Censorship of Low Orade Literature
- The Reunion of Christendom
- The Life of Alfred Russel Wallace
References
- ^ Edwardian Turn of Mind, Samuel Hynes
- ^ a b c d "Sir J Marchant: A Tireless Social Worker". The Times. 22 May 1956. p. 11.
- ISBN 0 902 198 84 X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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