Donald Soper
British Methodist minister, socialist and pacifist (1903–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald Oliver Soper, Baron Soper (31 January 1903 – 22 December 1998) was a British Methodist minister, socialist and pacifist. He served as President of the Methodist Conference in 1953–54. After May 1965 he was a peer in the House of Lords.
Quick Facts The Reverend and the Right HonourableThe Lord Soper, Member of the House of Lords ...
The Lord Soper | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
In office May 1965 – December 1998 | |
Councillor of the Greater London Council | |
In office April 1964 – May 1965 | |
President of the Methodist Conference | |
In office June 1953 – June 1954 | |
Vice President | Leslie Ward Kay |
Preceded by | Colin Augustus Roberts |
Succeeded by | William Russel Shearer |
Personal details | |
Born | Donald Oliver Soper (1903-01-31)31 January 1903 Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom |
Died | 22 December 1998(1998-12-22) (aged 95) London, United Kingdom |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Marie Dean |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Minister, councillor |
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Historian Martin Wellings states:
His combination of modernist theology, high sacramentalism, and Socialist politics, expressed with insouciant wit and unapologetic élan, thrilled audiences, delighted admirers, and reduced opponents to apoplectic fury.[1]