Archbishop of Canterbury. He served in this position from 1848 until his death. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England and received his education at Eton College in Eton, Berkshire, England and King's College at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. In 1802 he became a master at Eton and was ordained the following year. In 1817 he was elected a fellow of Eton and in 1818 he became the vicar at Mapledurham in Oxfordshire, England. After being a prebendary of the Durham diocese for some years, he was consecrated Bishop of Chester, York, England in 1828 and oversaw the building of many churches and schools in the diocese. In 1848 he was chosen as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the death of Archbishop William Howley in February of that year. The same year, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. His numerous writings were much esteemed, especially by the Evangelical party to which he belonged. His best known writings are his "Treatise on the Records of Creation and the Moral Attributes of the Creator" (1816) and "The Evidence of Christianity Derived From its Nature and Reception" (1821). In the well-known Gorham Case that involved the appeal in secular court of Father George Cornelius Gorham being denied a church due to his religious views on baptism, he came into conflict with Bishop Henry Phillpotts of Exeter in Canterbury, England, who accused him of supporting heresy and refused to communicate with him. He supported the Divorce Bill in the British Parliament but opposed the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill and the bill for removing Jewish disabilities. He was president of the Canterbury Association that founded Christchurch, New Zealand. He died at Addington Palace in South London, England around the age of 82. His brother, Charles Richard Sumner, was the Bishop of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
Archbishop of Canterbury. He served in this position from 1848 until his death. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England and received his education at Eton College in Eton, Berkshire, England and King's College at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. In 1802 he became a master at Eton and was ordained the following year. In 1817 he was elected a fellow of Eton and in 1818 he became the vicar at Mapledurham in Oxfordshire, England. After being a prebendary of the Durham diocese for some years, he was consecrated Bishop of Chester, York, England in 1828 and oversaw the building of many churches and schools in the diocese. In 1848 he was chosen as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the death of Archbishop William Howley in February of that year. The same year, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. His numerous writings were much esteemed, especially by the Evangelical party to which he belonged. His best known writings are his "Treatise on the Records of Creation and the Moral Attributes of the Creator" (1816) and "The Evidence of Christianity Derived From its Nature and Reception" (1821). In the well-known Gorham Case that involved the appeal in secular court of Father George Cornelius Gorham being denied a church due to his religious views on baptism, he came into conflict with Bishop Henry Phillpotts of Exeter in Canterbury, England, who accused him of supporting heresy and refused to communicate with him. He supported the Divorce Bill in the British Parliament but opposed the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill and the bill for removing Jewish disabilities. He was president of the Canterbury Association that founded Christchurch, New Zealand. He died at Addington Palace in South London, England around the age of 82. His brother, Charles Richard Sumner, was the Bishop of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
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