Leonard Cornwell
Archdeacon of Swindon
About Leonard Cornwell
Lived 1893 – 1971 (aged 77). Leonard Cornwell was a curate and chaplain.
Leonard Cyril Cornwell (28 March 1893 – 16 March 1971) was Archdeacon of Swindon from 1947 to 1963.
He was educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Ridley Hall, Cambridge and ordained in 1916. He first posts were as a Curate in Plymouth and then, from 1918 to 1921, as a Chaplain to the Forces. After further curacies in Chippenham and Bristol he held incumbencies in Chippenham and Brinkworth.
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Archdeacon of Swindon (1893-1971)
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Leonard Cornwell was born on 28 March 1893.
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Leonard Cornwell died on 16 March 1971.
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Leonard Cornwell was a curate and chaplain.
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