Thomas Madden (priest)

Thomas John Madden (25 July 1853 - 26 December 1915[1]) was Archdeacon of Liverpool from 1906 until his death.[2]

Madden was ordained in 1879[3] and was a curate in Everton.[4] He was metropolitan secretary of the Church Pastoral Aid Society from 1883 to 1885; vicar of St Mark's Barrow-in-Furness from 1885 to 1888; and vicar of St Luke's Liverpool from 1888 to 1906.[5]

His son was killed during the First World War in March 1915.[6] He died in December that year, aged 62.

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  1. ^ "Death Of Archdeacon Madden", The Times (London, England), 27 December 1915, p. 5.
  2. ^ "Madden, Ven. Thomas John", Who Was Who online edition, accessed 23 June 2015]
  3. ^ "Ordination at Chester Cathedral", Cheshire Observer (Chester, England), 14 June 1879, p. 6.
  4. ^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900.
  5. ^ "Ecclesiastical Intelligence", Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), 5 December 1888.
  6. ^ CWGC website.