Ernest Stenning Explained

Ernest Henry Stenning MBE TD (27 January 1885 – 2 February 1964) was an Anglican priest. He was the Archdeacon of Man in the Church of England from 1958 until his death in 1964.[1]

Born in Shermanbury, Sussex, Stenning was educated at Downing College, Cambridge, and ordained in 1911. By profession a science teacher,[2] he taught from 1911 at King Williams College, where he was also school chaplain and Vice-Principal.[3] An Honorary Chaplain to the Queen, he was president of the Manx Antiquarian Society, a co-founder of the Manx Grand Prix and a Provincial Grand Master of the Isle of Man Freemasons (1957–1964).[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectList.asp?subjectType=R&LR=147&_AbsolutePage=2 National Archives
  2. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-2007]
  3. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  4. Web site: Provincial Grand Lodge of the Isle of Man - Provincial Details . 29 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150209161337/http://freemasons.im/provincial.htm . 9 February 2015 .