John Stoward Moyes (25 July 1884 – 29 January 1972) was an Australian

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History

Moyes was born in Koolunga, a son of John Moyes (died 1927), headmaster of Port Pirie and Thebarton high schools, and his wife Ellen Jane Moyes, née Stoward (died 1898). He was educated at

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and the

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in 1908 he began his career with curacies at St Paul's,

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and St Mary's,

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. Next he held incumbencies at St Cuthbert's Prospect and St Bartholomew's Norwood during which time he became

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. In 1929 he was appointed Bishop of Armidale, a post he held for 35 years.

Social issues

Moyes was a proponent of the

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, having been influenced by his observation of extremes of wealth and poverty during his tenure at Lewisham. Moyes was a prominent opponent of the 1950 Act of Parliament and the 1951 referendum to ban the Communist Party of Australia. Advocating for the "no" case, Moyes said: Moyes was also a prominent opponent of the

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Family

Moyes married Helen Margaret Butler (1882–1970) in 1909. She was a daughter of Richard Butler, Premier of South Australia. *Helena Margaret Moyes (1910–2001) *Guy Stoward Moyes (1915–2004) * Peter Morton Moyes (1917–2007) *Philip Richard Moyes (1918– ) *Monica Mary Moyes (1924– ) His wife died in 1970 and the following year he remarried to Mary Scott Pentreath (nee Holland). His brother, cite journal, was a member of

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's Antarctic expedition and the rescue of Shackleton; another brother, Johnny Moyes, was an international cricketer and journalist.

References

1884 births People from Koolunga, South Australia People educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide University of Adelaide alumni Archdeacons of Adelaide 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia Anglican bishops of Armidale Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George 1972 deaths {{Australia-anglican-bishop-stub