Charles Richard Sumner KG was a Church of England bishop. Consecrated Bishop of Winchester in 1827. In 1869 he resigned his seat, but continued to live at the official residence in Farnham until his death.
Brother to John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester
This stone was laid by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge assisted by t...
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