Leonard Savill

Leonard Savill (1869 – 1959) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the mid 20th century.[1]

Savill was educated at Charterhouse; Jesus College, Cambridge; and Ripon College, Cuddesdon.[2] He was ordained deacon in 1892;[3] and priest in 1894.[4] He was a curate at St Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield from 1902 until 1916. He was the incumbent at Swanley from 1916 to 1925; and Rural Dean of Dartford from 1919 to 1925 before his appointment as Tonbridge.[5] He retired in 1939,[6] and died on 21 October 1959.[7] Savill is buried at Turners Hill, West Sussex.[8]

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
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Avison Terry Scott		 Archdeacon of Tonbridge
1942 to 1968		 Succeeded by
William James Gray


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