Chad Varah

Chad Varah
Born(1911-11-12)12 November 1911
Died8 November 2007(2007-11-08) (aged 95)
EducationWorksop College
Keble College, Oxford
Lincoln Theological College
Years active1935–2003
Spouse
Susan Whanslaw
(m. 1940⁠–⁠1993)
Children5 (including Michael Varah)
ReligionChurch of England
Ordained1935 (deacon)
1936 (priest)

Edward Chad Varah CH CBE (12 November 1911[1] – 8 November 2007) was a British Anglican priest and social activist from England. In 1953, he founded the Samaritans, the world's first crisis hotline, to provide telephone support to those contemplating suicide.

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births December 1911 7a 1282 Glanford B. – Edward C. Varah