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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Archbishop John Bird Sumner
Commemorated ati
Archbishop Sumner's Memorial Schools
These three men must have been the vicars at St Philips, at the years given.
Other Subjects
Revd. Thomas Rose
Tortured and exiled for his Protestant beliefs. Chaplain to the Earl of Essex and vicar of West Ham, 1551 - 1563. Although not a martyr he was tortured & exiled for preaching against auricular ...
1 memorial
Lord Donald Soper
Christian Socialist and pacifist. Born 36 Knoll Road, Wandsworth. Keen sportsman but gave up cricket when (at college we think) as the bowler, he accidentally killed the batsman. As well as under...
1 memorial
Rector William Stone
Rector of Christ Church Spitalfields between, at least, 1837 - 1845. At Recollections of Spitalfields we learn that Stone went on to become Canon of St. Paul's. We found little information about S...
2 memorials
Leo Tolstoy
Novelist. Born to an aristocratic Russian family. 1870s had a spiritual awakening and become a fervent Christian anarchist and pacifist.
Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Religion, Seriously Famous, Russia
1 memorial
David Livingstone
Explorer, missionary, writer and medic. Born at Blantyre, just south of Glasgow. Qualified as a doctor in order to go as a medical missionary to China. Got the source of the Nile wrong and failed t...
Person, Exploring, Religion, Seriously Famous, Africa, Scotland
2 memorials