Charles James Stewart Bethune (12 August 1838 – 18 April 1932) was a

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priest and entomologist. He was along with

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, a founder of the

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editing its journal ''

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'' for its first 30 years. Bethune was born in West Flamboro,

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son of Reverend

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, second Bishop of Toronto. The family had moved from

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to North Carolina in 1774 and an ancestor Rev. John Bethune had founded the Presbyterian Church in Montreal. Charles however was confirmed in the

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and after studying at Upper Canada College he graduated from

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in 1859 receiving an MA in 1861 and a DCL in 1883. He then worked as a priest for nine years and served as headmaster of Trinity College School, Port Hope from 1870 to 1899. In 1906 he joined the

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in the entomology and zoology department. His entomological career had been developed in association with

, Sir

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and others and he was involved in the founding of the Entomological Society of Ontario. Bethune was a theological naturalist who saw insects as a means for understand Creation. At a meeting of the

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in 1872, he disputed with Samuel Scudder on evolution and in 1910 he stated that the main reason for maintaining butterfly collections was because "they were created because the Lord has an eye on the beautiful." Bethune was married to Harriet Alice Mary from 1863 until her death in a carriage accident in July 1898.

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Insects affecting vegetables (1909)

Common Insects affecting Fruit Trees (1907)
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