James Seaton (bishop)

James Buchanan Seaton[1] (19 March 1868 – 25 May 1938) was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.[2]

He was born on 19 March 1868,[3] educated at Leeds Grammar School and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1886 where his mentor - Samuel Rolles Driver - had been canon since 1883.[4] Seaton was ordained in 1894.[5] After a period as a Curate in Oswestry he was Vice-Principal of Leeds Clergy School, then Vicar of St. Bartholomew's Church, Armley. From 1909 until 1914 he was Archdeacon of Johannesburg when he became Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College, a position he held until his appointment to the episcopate as Bishop of Wakefield in 1928.[6] An eminent author,[7] he died in post on 25 May 1938 aged 70.[8] He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).

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  2. Ecclesiastical News. Bishop Of Wakefield Consecrated. Service In York Minster The Times Friday, 2 November 1928; pg. 20; Issue 45040; col D
  3. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Driver, Samuel Rolles" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  5. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  6. Bishops of Wakefield
  7. Amongst others he wrote “The Comfort of the Holy Ghost” (1909); “The Mind of our Lord” (1916); and “Faith and Prayer” (1928) > British Library Web Site accessed 9:34 GMT
  8. Obituary Dr. J. B. Seaton Bishop Of Wakefield The Times Friday, 27 May 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48005; col B


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