Person    | Male  Born 25/2/1780  Died 6/9/1862

Archbishop John Bird Sumner

Categories: Religion

Born Warwickshire. Bishop of Chester 1828 - 48 when he was elevated to Archbishop of Canterbury. Brother to Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester. Died at his summer residence in Croydon, Addington Palace.

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Archbishop John Bird Sumner

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Archbishop Sumner's Memorial Schools

These three men must have been the vicars at St Philips, at the years given.

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