John Storrs (1846 - 29 February 1928) was an

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at the end of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century. Storrs was born in

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, Canada, as the eldest son of the Rev. John Storrs of

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, Nova Scotia. He was educated in England at

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, matriculating in 1865 and going up to

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. He obtained his BA in 1869, his MA in 1873 and received a DD in 1913. Storrs was ordained deacon in 1871 and a priest in 1873. He was a

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at St Mary's

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. and then at St Peter's,

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, London. From 1880 he was the

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of St James' (now

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), Bury St Edmunds and, from 1883, at St Peter's, Eaton Square before becoming the

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in 1913. Whilst at St Peter's he served as the

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from 1891 to 1902, then was the Rural Dean of Westminster from 1902 until his move to Rochester. In 1912 and 1913 he was an honorary chaplain to King

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. Storrs was responsible for various projects in

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, notably the recasting of the bells in 1921 and the restoration of the Gundulf Tower (see illustration). Storrs married Lucy Anna Maria Cockayne-Cust in 1881 and had six children: * Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs (1881–1955), an official in the Foreign and Colonial Office * Francis Edmund Storrs (1882–1918), a naval officer *Bernard St. John Storrs (1884–1967), an army officer * Monica Melanie Storrs (1888-1967), a missionary in the

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area of Canada * Rt. Rev. Christopher Evelyn Storrs (1889–1978), an Anglican bishop *Lucy Petronella Noel Storrs (1896–1978), who married Frewen Moor Francis was in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and died the day before the First World War ended. His father received the telegram whilst on the way to the cathedral to preach at the service of thanksgiving. In Francis's memory the tenor bell at

bears the inscription shown on the right. There is an oak screen memorial to Storrs in Rochester Cathedral.Friends of Medway Archives
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References

Footnotes Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Storrs, John 1846 births People educated at King's School, Rochester Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Deans of Rochester 1928 deaths