Stephen Moulsdale

Stephen Moulsdale
The Reverend; Stephen Moulsdale; MA
	Moulsdale pictured in the Epiphany 1909 edition of college magazine The Stag
Principal of St Chad's College, Durham
	In office; 1904–1937
Preceded by	Founded
Succeeded by	John S. Brewis
Principal of St Chad's Hostel, Hooton Pagnell
	In office; 1904–1916
Preceded by	Frederick Samuel Willoughby
Succeeded by	Closed
Vice Chancellor & Warden of the University of Durham
	In office; 1934–1937
Preceded by	William Sinclair Marris
Succeeded by	Robert Bolam
Personal details
Born	Stephen Richard Platt Moulsdale; 18 August 1872; County Sligo
Died	25 October 1944 (aged 72); Hintlesham
Nationality	Irish
Spouse(s)	Mary Frisewide
	Priest
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Durham
Orders
Ordination	1896 (deacon)

The Reverend Stephen Richard Platt Moulsdale (18 August 1872, County Sligo – 25 October 1944, Hintlesham) was an Irish Anglican priest and academic administrator.

Biography

The eldest son of the Anglo-Irish Rev. T. H. P. Moulsdale, Rector of Ballysumaghan, Stephen Moulsdale was educated initially in Sligo followed by St Aidan's Theological College in Birkenhead.[1] He was ordained in 1896 and became a curate at St Chad's Church in Everton.[1] Later continuing his studies at Durham University as a member of Bishop Hatfield's Hall, he was granted an MA in Divinity in 1903.[2] Moulsdale married Mary Frideswide, the daughter of Aysgarth School headmaster the Rev. C. T. Hales, in 1908.[1] She died in 1933.[1]

Career

In 1903 he was appointed Vice-Principal of St Chad's Hostel, Hooton Pagnell, and in 1904 was appointed Principal. Also in 1904, he was instrumental in founding St Chad's Hall at Durham University as a sister institution to the hostel, becoming its first principal, which he held concurrently with the hostel principalship. The hostel closed in 1916, with all teaching concentrated at the Durham institution, which in 1918 was renamed St Chad's College.

He remained principal of St Chad's College until 1937, serving concurrently as Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1934 to 1936.[3]

References

"The Rev. Dr. S. R. P. Moulsdale". The Times. October 27, 1944. p. 8.
"Durham University calendar 1903-4". Durham University Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
"A History of St Chad's College". St Chad's College, Durham. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

Academic offices
Preceded by Sir William Sinclair Marris	Vice-Chancellor & Warden of the University of Durham 1934 - 1936	Succeeded by Sir Robert Bolam
Preceded by Founded	Principal of St Chad's College 1904 - 1937	Succeeded by Revd John S. Brewis
Preceded by Revd Frederick Samuel Willoughby	Principal of St Chad's Hostel 1904 - 1916	Succeeded by Closed

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[times-1] "The Rev. Dr. S. R. P. Moulsdale". The Times. October 27, 1944. p. 8.

[2] "Durham University calendar 1903-4". Durham University Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[A_History_of_St_Chad's_College-3] "A History of St Chad's College". St Chad's College, Durham. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.