Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Thomas Bowman Stephenson ( 22 December 1839 – 6 July 1912) was a Methodist minister.

Thomas Bowman Stephenson
Rev. Thomas Bowman Stephenson
President of the Methodist Conference
In office 1891–1892
Preceded by	William Fiddian Moulton
Succeeded by	James Harrison Rigg
Personal details
Born	22 December 1839
Died	6 July 1912 (aged 72)
Occupation	Methodist minister

He founded what was to become the National Children's Home in 1869.[1] He later founded the Wesleyan Deaconesses in 1890.[2] In 1891 he was elected President of the Methodist Conference.[3] He was a member of the London School Board. From 1902 to 1907 he was warden of the Methodist Deaconess Training College at Ilkley, West Yorkshire.[4]

He retired in 1907 and died in London on 6 July 1912. He is buried in City of London Cemetery.[5]

References

1. "140 years of Action for Children". Retrieved 8 October 2012.
2. "History of the MDO". Retrieved 8 October 2012.
3. Bradfield, William (1913). The life of the Reverend Thomas Bowman Stephenson : founder of 'The Children's Home' and of the Wesley Deaconess Institute. C. H. Kelly, London.
4. "The National Children's Home Story: Staff Training". Retrieved 18 June 2019.
5. London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer, by Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons

External links

• Works by or about Thomas Bowman Stephenson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Thomas Bowman Stephenson and the National Children's Home