Person Open DS/UK/2560 Burrows; Leonard (1857-1940); Rt Rev.; British Bishop Burrows Leonard 1857-1940 British Bishop Male Bishop of Lewes (1909-1914) | Bishop of Sheffield (1914-1939)

The Rt Rev Leonard Hedley Burrows was an eminent Anglican Priest in the first half of the 20th century. Born at Rugby, Warwickshire on 7 December 1857, he was educated at Charterhouse and New College, Oxford. Ordained in 1881, he was a Curate at Dorking after which he was Vicar of Wrecclesham and then Rural Dean of Godalming before his appointment as Bishop of Lewes. Translated to Sheffield in 1914 he served 25 years as its first Diocesan Bishop. He died on 6 February 1940. Burrows was the father of Hedley Burrows (Dean of Hereford) and grandfather of Simon Burrows (Bishop of Buckingham). International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 10/17/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 f6282176-2335-4a88-b63c-7b4ab3c7bf8f