Marmaduke Stone

Marmaduke Stone (28 November 1748 - 22 August 1834) was an English Jesuit, in a position of leadership when the Order was dissolved.
Life
Stone was born in Draycott and educated at St. Omers, sharing in its exodus to Bruges, 10–17 August 1762. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1767, later became a master at the Liège Academy. In 1790 he succeeded as president to Father William Strickland, who then became procurator at London; with his assistance Father Stone succeeded in peacefully guiding the English ex-Jesuits through more than a score of tempestuous years. Father Stone's confrères, though held together by a common vocation and their still uncancelled vows, were not allowed by the brief of suppression to reunite for purposes of government. He could therefore only rule by appealing to conscience. When dealing with the bishops, he could claim no rights, not even those essential to religious bodies. Fortunately, they were not hostile, though their views...