Nationality Australian Spouse(s) Frances | Children 2 daughters, 3 sons Name David Manton | |
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Occupation Retired Uniting Church in Australia ministerFormer Moderator of the New South Wales Synod of the UCA Title Rev Dr E David Manton OAM DMin Parent(s) Edward Spencer Manton and Eleanor Elizabeth Hunt Books Discoveries Along the Way: Biblical and Theological Reflections on Mission and Giving | ||
The Reverend Dr [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.
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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.