The Venerable John Henry Thorpe, MA, BD (1855 – 7 January 1932) was

Archdeacon of Macclesfield The Archdeacon of Macclesfield is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Chester. As such she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within its six rural deaneries: Bowdon, Congleton, Knutsford, Maccles ...

from 1921 until his death. Thorpe was born in West Derby, Liverpool to Irish parents. He was educated at The High School, Dublin and

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

he held incumbencies at St Peter's,

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, St Saviour's, Nottingham and St George's,

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

before his years as an

Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ...

. He married Martha Aylmer Hall. His son

John Henry Thorpe John Henry Thorpe OBE KC (7 August 1887 – 31 October 1944) was a British Conservative politician. Thorpe was the eldest son of the Venerable John Henry Thorpe, Archdeacon of Macclesfield. He was educated at St John's School, Leatherh ...

was the Coalition Conservative MP for Manchester Rusholme from 1919 to 1923. His grandson was Jeremy Thorpe, Liberal Party leader. He died on 7 January 1932."Archdeacon Thorpe" '' The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Jan 08, 1932; pg. 12; Issue 46025. (240 words)

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People from West Derby People educated at The High School, Dublin Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Macclesfield 1855 births 1932 deaths Clergy from Liverpool {{York-archdeacon-stub