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Leonard Savill (1869–1959) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the mid 20th century.

Savill was educated at Charterhouse; Jesus College, Cambridge; and Ripon College, Cuddesdon. He was ordained as deacon in 1892; and priest in 1894. He was a curate at St Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield from 1902 until 1916. He was the incumbent at Swanley and Dartford from 1916 to 1925; and Rural Dean of Dartford from 1919 to 1925, before his appointment as Tonbridge. He retired in 1939, and died on 21 October, 1959. Savill was buried at Turners Hill, West Sussex.

References

1. National Archives
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory1955-56 pp1029/30 London, OUP,1955
3. Ordinations. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 21, 1892; pg. 3; Issue 33827
4. London. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Feb 20, 1894; pg. 3; Issue 34192
5. 'SAVILL, Ven. Leonard', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 7 Nov 2016
6. Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Monday, Dec 18, 1939; pg. 15; Issue 48491
7. Ven. Leonard Savill. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 23, 1959; pg. 19; Issue 54599
8. Gravestone Photos

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