John Bird Sumner
1780–1862
Clergyman. Held the second prebendal stall in Durham cathedral, 1827–48. Bishop of Chester, 1828–48. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1848–62. Author of works on scriptural geology.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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