About William Sangster
Lived 1900 – 1960 (aged 60). William Sangster was a British christian minister.
William Edwin Robert Sangster (1900 – 1960) was an English Methodist minister and writer.
Life Sangster was born June 5, 1900, in Shoreditch, London, to Henry George (a box cutter) and Martha Elizabeth (a homemaker). He was the third of five children. Sangster said of his family's Christianity, 'they were devoted Church of England...but just stayed away'.
Ministry He had short term pastorates in Wales and the north of England, and in 1939 became senior minister at Westminster Central Hall, where he had the largest Sunday evening congregation in London, filling over 2,000 seats.
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Who was William Sangster?
Methodist minister and writer
When was William Sangster born?
William Sangster was born on 17 January 1900.
When did William Sangster die?
William Sangster died on 17 January 1960.
What was William Sangster's occupation?
William Sangster was a christian minister.
What nationality was William Sangster?
William Sangster was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). William Sangster. https://biography.guide/william-sangster/
MLA: "William Sangster." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/william-sangster/.
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