Reverend Oswald Staniforth (born George Edward Charles Staniforth; 1865–1930) was a British Franciscan friar notable for his writings on various religious subjects.[1][2]
Oswald Staniforth | |
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Born | George Edward Charles Staniforth 1865 |
Died | 1930 (aged 64–65) |
Nationality | British |
Parent(s) | Charles Staniforth Agnes Harrietta Woodbridge |
Relatives | John Staniforth (great-grandfather) |
George was born in the town of Erith, Kent, to Charles Staniforth, an accountant who was born in Smyrna, Turkey as a British Subject, and Agnes Harrietta Woodbridge, born in France.[3] By age fourteen he was attending St Augustine's College, Canterbury. He worked as a missionary during the Boer War, serving with the British Army in South Africa. He lived in various places over his life including Kent, Yorkshire, Wales and had worked as a missionary in California and Montreal.[4][5][6]