Norman Dumenil John Straton (4 November 1840 – 5 April 1918) was an

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bishop. Stratton was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1863, and ordained in 1865. His first post was as a

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from where he became vicar of

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then from 1875 vicar and rural dean of Wakefield. From 1888 to 1892 he was

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. In 1892 he became the Bishop of Sodor and Man and 15 years later was

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to Newcastle where he was nominated on 8 July, installed on 2 September 1907. In an age when bishops lived as lords, it is noteworthy that the 1901 Census records Straton resident in the Isle of Man with 6 servants and the 1911 Census in Benwell Tower, Newcastle upon Tyne, with 9 servants. In 1914, Straton was absent from his post through ill-health for some time and, on his return to duty, showed that he was a strong supporter of British involvement in the Great War, certain that 'the righteous LORD, WHO loveth righteousness will prove Himself to have been on our side'. He took responsibility for providing a Church Hut for 5000 troops based in Alnwick, and for encouraging recruitment to the forces from clergy and their families.Newcastle Diocesan Gazettes, monthly November 1914 to August 1915 have references to Straton He announced his retirement in July 1915 and died in 1918.

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1840 births Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Huddersfield 19th-century Church of England bishops 20th-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Sodor and Man Bishops of Newcastle 1918 deaths Deans of Peel {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub