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Samuel Taylor (bishop)

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Samuel Mumford Taylor (25 August 1859- 30 November 1929) was the second Bishop of Kingston.

Taylor was educated at University College London and ordained in 1885. After a curacy at St John the Evangelist's Leeds he became the first vicar of St Aidan's (Bishop Woodford Memorial) Leeds; He was then a canon residentiary and the precentor at Southwark Cathedral, then Archdeacon of Southwark. His penultimate post, until his resignation in 1921, was as a suffragan bishop. Finally he was appointed to lead the worship for St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

References

  1. DOB/DOD
  2. "University College London, Dec. 3. (Official Appointments and Notices)", The Times, 5 December 1881, p7
  3. First Vicar of Parish
  4. Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  5. "New Royal Canon - Dr. Sheppard's Successor. (Official Appointments and Notices)", The Times, 5 November 1921, p10
Church of England titles
Preceded byCecil Hook Bishop of Kingston
1915– 1921
Succeeded byPercy Mark Herbert
Bishops of Kingston
Area bishops
Archdeacons in the Diocese of Southwark
Southwark
Kingston
Reigate
Lewisham
Wandsworth
Lambeth
*Bishop suffragan of Kingston **area Bishop of Croydon ***Bishop suffragan of Woolwich See also: Archdeacon of Croydon.


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