Donald Soper
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.
The Reverend and the Right Honourable The Lord Soper | |
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Portrait by Walter Bird, 1965 | |
| 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 31 January 1903 Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 22 December 1998 (aged 95) London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Marie Dean |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation | Minister, councillor |
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.
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