Thomas John Madden (25 July 1853 - 26 December 1915) was

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from 1906 until his death. Madden was

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in 1879 and was a

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in Everton. He was metropolitan secretary of the

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from 1883 to 1885;

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of St Mark's

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from 1885 to 1888; and vicar of St Luke's

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from 1888 to 1906. His son was killed during the

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in March 1915.CWGC website.
/ref> He died in December that year, aged 62.

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1853 births Christian clergy from Belfast Archdeacons of Warrington Archdeacons of Liverpool 1915 deaths {{York-archdeacon-stub