Sidney Nowell Rostron
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The Reverend Sidney Nowell Rostron |
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| Principal of St John's College, Durham | |
| Church | Church of England |
| In office | 1909 to 1911 |
| Predecessor | New post |
| Successor | Dawson Dawson-Walker |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1906 (deacon) 1907 (priest) by Edmund Knox |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Sidney Nowell Rostron |
| Born |
10 August 1883 Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Died | 17 March 1948 (aged 64) |
| Education | Liverpool College |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Sidney Nowell Rostron (10 August 1883 – 17 March 1948) was a Church of England priest, theologian, and academic. He was the first Principal of St John's College, Durham, serving from 1909 to 1911. He then returned to parish ministry and was vicar of a number of parishes. During World War I, he served with the Army Chaplains' Department as a military chaplain. From 1928 to 1942, he was additionally Whitehead Professor of Pastoralia at the London College of Divinity.
Sidney Nowell Rostron was born on 10 August 1883 in Douglas, Isle of Man. His father was the Reverend I. Rostron, a vicar. Sidney would later add his middle name to his surname to be known as Nowell-Rostron. He was educated at Liverpool College, then an all-boys public school in Liverpool, England. Having won a scholarship as the Sizer Exhibitioner, he matriculated into St John's College, Cambridge in 1903 to study the Theological Tripos. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1905 with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; as per tradition, in 1909 his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Cantab)) degree.
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