James Wentworth Leigh

The Very Rev James Wentworth Leigh, DD^[1] (22 January 1838-5 January 1923) was an eminent Anglican priest in the last decade of the 19th century and the first two of the 20th.^[2]

Born into a noble family, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[3]^[4] He was ordained in 1862 ^[5] and became Curate of St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove. Two years later he was appointed Vicar of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. Later he held incumbencies at All Saints Leamington and St Mary's, Bryanston Square.^[6] In 1894^[7] he was appointed to the Deanery of Hereford Cathedral and retired in 1919.

Notes

^ The Times, Friday, Jun 19, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34921; col B University Intelligence.DD Cambridge, June 18
^ Dr. J. W. Leigh. An Unconventional Dean The Times Saturday, Jan 06, 1923; pg. 11; Issue 43232; col B
^ Leigh, James Wentworth in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
^ "Who was Who"1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
^ thePeerage.com
^ New Dean of Hereford The Rev. the Hon. James Wentworth Leigh The Times Wednesday, Apr 04, 1894; pg. 10; Issue 34229; col C

Church of England titles
Preceded by George Herbert	Dean of Hereford 1894–1919	Succeeded by Reginald Waterfield

Deans of Hereford since 1908

James Wentworth Leigh • Reginald Waterfield • Hedley Robert Burrows • Robert Peel Price • Norman Stanley Rathbone • Peter Haynes • Robert Andrew Willis • Michael Edward Tavinor

Office holders in the Diocese of Hereford

The Bishop of Hereford • The Bishop of Ludlow • The Dean of Hereford • The Archdeacon of Hereford The Archdeacon of Ludlow

External links

St Johns Church Bromsgrove

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Name	Leigh, James Wentworth
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Date of birth	1838
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Date of death	1923
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