List of Famous people born in Crowthorne, United Kingdom

Robert Hugh Benson

First Name Robert
Last Name Benson
Died on October 19, 1914

Robert Hugh Benson AFSC KC*SG KGCHS was an English Anglican priest who in 1903 was received into the Roman Catholic Church in which he was ordained priest in 1904. He was a prolific writer of fiction and wrote the notable dystopian novel Lord of the World (1907). His output encompassed historical, horror and science fiction, contemporary fiction, children's stories, plays, apologetics, devotional works and articles. He continued his writing career at the same time as he progressed through the hierarchy to become a Chamberlain to Pope Pius X in 1911 and gain the title of Monsignor.

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