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| '''Joseph Stratton''' (1 May 1839 – 11 January 1917) was an English clergyman, humanitarian, and activist against hunting and vivisection. | '''Joseph Stratton''' (1 May 1839 – 11 January 1917) was an English clergyman, humanitarian, and activist ] and vivisection. | ||
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== Biography == | ||
| === Early life and education === | |||
| Stratton was born in ].<ref name="Henry Salt">{{Cite web|date=2024|title=Rev. Joseph Stratton|url=https://www.henrysalt.co.uk/friends/joseph-stratton/ |
Stratton was born in ] on 1 May 1839.<ref name="Henry Salt">{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Rev. Joseph Stratton |url=https://www.henrysalt.co.uk/friends/joseph-stratton/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007102657/https://www.henrysalt.co.uk/friends/joseph-stratton/ |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |website=Henry S. Salt Society |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was the second son of John and Anne Statton.<ref name="The Herald">{{cite news |date=1917-01-20 |title=The Late Rev. J. Stratton |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000484%2F19170120&page=5 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-12-13 |newspaper=The Herald |page=5}}</ref> He was educated at ] and ]. He obtained his ] from Oxford.<ref name="The Herald" /> | ||
| === Ecclesiastical career === | |||
| Stratton was ordained in 1870 and was a curate in ], ], ] and ]. He was appointed Master of Henry Lucas Hospital, ], from 1889 to 1917.<ref name="Henry Salt" /><ref name="The Herald" /> | |||
| === Activism === | |||
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| ⚫ | Stratton opposed ] and hunting. He aimed to abolish the Royal ]s which he carried out with success.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003187%2F19170115&page=6|title=The Rev. Joseph Stratton|newspaper=Evening Mail |date=January 15, 1917|page=6}} {{subscription required}}</ref> He was presented with a public testimonial in 1901.<ref name="The Herald" /> He was a member of the ]’s campaign against hunting.<ref name="Henry Salt" /> ] noted that threats against Stratton's life had been made by those who opposed his ] views.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000484%2F19170310&page=5 |title=The Late Rev. J. Stratton|newspaper=The Herald|date=March 10, 1917|page=5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> | ||
| He was an ] and member of the Berkshire branch of the ].<ref name="The Herald" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002107%2F19101105&page=8 |title=Anti-Vivisection|newspaper=The Reading Observerh |date=November 5, 1910|page=8}} {{subscription required}}</ref> He was described as a "warm-hearted and tender-hearted man, who loves not only his fellow-men, but also his fellow-creatures".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000369%2F19161209&page=7 |title=The Rev. J. Statton's Poems|newspaper=Reading Mercury |date=December 9, 1916|page=7}} {{subscription required}}</ref> | |||
| ==Anti-hunting== | |||
| === Personal life and death === | |||
| ⚫ | Stratton opposed blood sports and hunting. He aimed to abolish the Royal ]s which he carried out with success.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003187%2F19170115&page=6|title=The Rev. Joseph Stratton|newspaper=Evening Mail |date=January 15, 1917|page=6}} {{subscription required}}</ref> He was presented with a public testimonial in 1901.<ref name="The Herald"/> He was a member of the ]’s campaign against hunting.<ref name="Henry Salt"/> ] noted that threats against Stratton's life had been made by those who opposed his anti-hunting views.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000484%2F19170310&page=5 |title=The Late Rev. J. Stratton|newspaper=The Herald|date=March 10, 1917|page=5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Stratton married Louise Cecilia Bazalgette Lucas in 1892.<ref name="The Herald" /> | ||
| Stratton fell outside Wokingham Gas Works and never recovered from the effects of the accident.<ref name="The Herald" /> His funeral was held at St. Paul's Wokingham.<ref>{{cite news |date=1917-01-20 |title=Funeral of the Rev. J. Stratton |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002107%2F19170120&page=8 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-12-13 |newspaper=The Reading Observer |page=8}} {{subscription required}}</ref> He received a floral tribute from the Committee of the ] for his "admiration and affection to the memory of a fearless and untiring champion of the rights of animals".<ref>{{cite news |date=1917-01-27 |title=Funeral of the Rev. J. Stratton |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000484%2F19170127&page=5 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-12-13 |newspaper=The Herald |page=5}}</ref> | |||
| ==Death== | |||
| Stratton fell outside Wokingham Gas Works and never recovered from the effects of the accident.<ref name="The Herald"/> His funeral was held at St. Paul's Wokingham.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002107%2F19170120&page=8 |title=Funeral of the Rev. J. Stratton|newspaper=The Reading Observer|date=January 20, 1917|page=8}} {{subscription required}}</ref> He received a floral tribute from the Committee of the ] for his "admiration | |||
| and affection to the memory of a fearless and untiring champion of the rights of animals".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000484%2F19170127&page=5 |title=Funeral of the Rev. J. Stratton|newspaper=The Herald |date=January 27, 1917|page=5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> | |||
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Joseph Stratton (1 May 1839 – 11 January 1917) was an English clergyman, humanitarian, and activist against hunting and vivisection.
Biography
Early life and education
Stratton was born in Clifton Campville on 1 May 1839. He was the second son of John and Anne Statton. He was educated at Appleby Grammar School and Worcester College, Oxford. He obtained his M.A. from Oxford.
Ecclesiastical career
Stratton was ordained in 1870 and was a curate in Swansea, Burton upon Trent, New Barnet and Winchfield. He was appointed Master of Henry Lucas Hospital, Wokingham, from 1889 to 1917.
Activism
Stratton opposed blood sports and hunting. He aimed to abolish the Royal Buckhounds which he carried out with success. He was presented with a public testimonial in 1901. He was a member of the Humanitarian League’s campaign against hunting. Sidney Trist noted that threats against Stratton's life had been made by those who opposed his anti-hunting views.
He was an anti-vivisectionist and member of the Berkshire branch of the London and Provincial Anti-Vivisection Society. He was described as a "warm-hearted and tender-hearted man, who loves not only his fellow-men, but also his fellow-creatures".
Personal life and death
Stratton married Louise Cecilia Bazalgette Lucas in 1892.
Stratton fell outside Wokingham Gas Works and never recovered from the effects of the accident. His funeral was held at St. Paul's Wokingham. He received a floral tribute from the Committee of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection for his "admiration and affection to the memory of a fearless and untiring champion of the rights of animals".
Selected publications
- Royal Sport: Some Facts Concerning the Queen's Buckhounds (1891)
- So-Called Sport: A Plea for Strengthening the Law for the Protection of Animals (1896)
- Vivisection and Anti-Vivisection: Which Side Must I Take? (1898)
- Sports: Legitimate and Illegitimate (1898)
- Fireside Poems (1901)
- The Attitude, Past and Present, of the R.S.P.C.A. Towards such Spurious Sports as Tame Deer Hunting, Pigeon Shooting and Coursing Rabbits (1906)
References
- ^ "Rev. Joseph Stratton". Henry S. Salt Society. 2024. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024.
- ^ "The Late Rev. J. Stratton". The Herald. 1917-01-20. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- "The Rev. Joseph Stratton". Evening Mail. January 15, 1917. p. 6. (subscription required)
- "The Late Rev. J. Stratton". The Herald. March 10, 1917. p. 5. (subscription required)
- "Anti-Vivisection". The Reading Observerh. November 5, 1910. p. 8. (subscription required)
- "The Rev. J. Statton's Poems". Reading Mercury. December 9, 1916. p. 7. (subscription required)
- "Funeral of the Rev. J. Stratton". The Reading Observer. 1917-01-20. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-12-13. (subscription required)
- "Funeral of the Rev. J. Stratton". The Herald. 1917-01-27. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
