Martin Leonard
Martin Patrick Grainge Leonard DSO was an Anglican suffragan bishop from 1953 until his death.[1][2]
Leonard was born at Torpenhow, near Cockermouth, Cumberland, on 5 July 1889. He was educated at Rossall, Fleetwood, Lancashire[3] and Oriel College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career including service as a World War I chaplain. Afterward, Leonard occupied a similar post at Cheltenham College. He spent 14 years with the Toc H organisation. Leonard subsequently became Rector of Hatfield, Rural Dean of Hertford, and Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow.[4] He was a Bishop of Thetford, and a lifelong supporter of the Boy Scout movement.
He died on 21 July 1963.[5]
References
- ↑ New Bishop Of Thetford The Times Thursday, 30 Jul 1953; pg. 6; Issue 52687; col F
- ↑ The Times, Monday, 22 Jul 1963; pg. 21; Issue 55759; col C; Rt. Rev. M. P. G. Leonard Bishop of Thetford
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007; London; A & C Black; 2007; ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
- ↑ Deaths; The Times; London, England; Monday, 22 Jul 1963; pg. 1; Issue 55759
Works
"A book of Prayers and Hymns Selected for Scouts"; London; C. A. Pearson; 1933.
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Gabriel Murray |
Rectors and Provosts of St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow 1944 to 1953 |
Succeeded by Frank Fairbairn Laming |
| Preceded by John Walker Woodhouse |
Bishop of Thetford 1953 to 1963 |
Succeeded by Eric William Bradley Cordingly |