Daniel Sandford (Bishop of Tasmania)
Daniel Fox Sandford (25 July 1831–20 August 1906)[1] was the Bishop of Tasmania from 1883[2] until 1889.[3]
Educated at Glasgow University and ordained in 1854 he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Edinburgh, during which time he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Subsequently a vicar,[4] then canon within the area he was elevated to the colonial episcopate in 1883.[5] Returning to Great Britain six years later he became Rector of Boldon and coadjutor to Joseph Lightfoot and Brooke Foss Westcott, two successive Bishops of Durham[6]
His brother was Francis Sandford, 1st Baron Sandford and their father was Daniel Sandford, himself a son of Daniel Sandford, Bishop of Edinburgh.
He is buried in the upper terrace of St Johns Church at the west end of Princes Street in Edinburgh.
References
- ^ thepeerage.com
- ^ The Times, Monday, 30 Apr 1883; pg. 6; Issue 30807; col B The New Bishop Of Tasmania.-The Rt Rev DF Sandford
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, ISSN 0955-0747
- ^ Incumbency details
- ^ Episcopal details at the Wayback Machine (archived July 30, 2009)
- ^ Online biography
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