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David Manton

b. 1936

Australian minister

Christian minister New South Wales SynodUniting Church in Australia
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About David Manton

Born 1936. David Manton is an Australian christian minister, new South Wales Synod and uniting Church in Australia.

Edwin David Manton (born 5 July 1936) is a retired Australian minister and former Moderator of the New South Wales Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia.

Early life Manton was born in Sydney, the third son of Edwin Spencer Manton (b. 1899 - d.1951) and his second wife, Eleanor Elizabeth (Nell) Hunt. He attended Newington College (1949-1953) the school founded by his great-grandfather Rev John Manton and attended by his father and maternal grandfather, Richard Hunt (b. 1852 - d.1929).

Clerical life Manton was a minister in rural and city congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, and Uniting Church, and served on the Board of Missions as associate secretary for home and inland missions in NSW. Manton was awarded his doctorate in ministry from the San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Appointments Newington College Council (since 1984)

Honours Medal of the Order of Australia (2005) - For service to the community through a range of ministries within the Uniting Church in Australia.

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Newington College, San Francisco Theological Seminary
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Edwin David Manton

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Australian minister

When was David Manton born?

David Manton was born on 5 July 1936 in Sydney.

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David Manton is a christian minister, new South Wales Synod and uniting Church in Australia.

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David Manton is Australian.

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· Wikipedia: David Manton

· Wikidata: Q5237110

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