Samuel Mumford Taylor (25 August 1859- 30 November 1929) was the second

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. Taylor was educated at

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and

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in 1885. After a

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at St John the Evangelist's

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he became the first vicar of St Aidan's (Bishop Woodford Memorial) Leeds; He was then a

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and the

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, then

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. His penultimate post, until his resignation in 1921, was as a

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. Finally he was appointed to lead the worship for

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."New Royal Canon - Dr. Sheppard's Successor. (Official Appointments and Notices)", ''

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'', 5 November 1921, p10

References

1859 births Alumni of University College London Archdeacons of Southwark Bishops of Kingston 20th-century Church of England bishops 1929 deaths Canons of Windsor {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub