John Thorpe (priest)

The Venerable John Henry Thorpe, MA, BD was Archdeacon of Macclesfield [1] from 1921 until his death.

Born in Rathmines and educated at The High School, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin [2] he held incumbencies at St Peter's, Cork, St Saviour's, Nottingham and St George's, Stockport before his years as an Archdeacon.

He died on 7 January 1932.[3] His son was the Coalition Conservative MP for Manchester Rusholme from 1919 to 1923.

Notes

  1. ↑ thePeerage.com
  2. ↑ ‘THORPE, Ven. John Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 16 July 2012
  3. ↑ Archdeacon Thorpe The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 08, 1932; pg. 12; Issue 46025. (240 words)
Church of England titles
Preceded by
John Edward Mercer		 Archdeacon of Macclesfield
1922–1931 		Succeeded by
John Hornby Armitstead
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