About James Linton
Lived 1879 – 1958 (aged 79). James Linton was an anglican priest.
The Right Reverend James Henry Linton, (9 February 1879 – 2 June 1958) was a British Anglican priest who served as Bishop in Persia from 1917 to 1935.
Educated at Durham, and ordained in 1904, he was Vice-Principal of the CMS Training College in Oyo and then the Principal of Stuart Memorial College, Isfahan until his appointment to the episcopate as Bishop in Persia in 1917. He served until 1935 when he became Rector of Handsworth, retiring in 1954 and an Assistant Bishop of Birmingham (1937–1958).
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Who was James Linton?
Bishop in Persia; British Anglican bishop
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James Linton was born on 9 February 1879.
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James Linton died on 2 June 1958.
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James Linton was an anglican priest.
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