14 January 1830 A.D. David Sandford—Scots Episcopal Clergyman & Bishop of Edinburgh (1806-1830)

14 January 1830 A.D.  David Sandford—Scots Episcopal Clergyman & Bishop of Edinburgh (1806-1830)

Daniel Sandford (bishop of Edinburgh)

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Daniel Sandford
Born	1766 Delville, near Dublin, Ireland
Died	14 January 1830
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Bishop of Edinburgh
Parents	Reverend Daniel Sandford and Sarah Chapone

The Right Reverend Daniel Sandford (1766 – 14 January 1830) was Bishop of Edinburgh from 1806 until 1830.

Contents 

• 1 Background
• 2 Career
• 3 Family
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Background

Sandford was born in 1766 at Delville, near Dublin, Ireland, the son of Reverend Daniel Sandford and Sarah Chapone.

Career

At Edinburgh, in 1792, he became minister of a Qualified Episcopal congregation for whom the Charlotte Chapel, Edinburghwas built in 1797. He graduated from Oxford University in 1802 with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D). He joined the Episcopal Church of Scotland in 1803, and was ordained bishop of Edinburgh in 1806.^[1]

Family

Sandford married Helen Frances Catherine Douglas, on 11 October 1790. They had seven children, including:^[2]

• Erskine Douglas Sandford, Advocate & Sheriff of Galloway who married April 2, 1829, Joanna Grace, daughter of William Graham of Mossknow, Dumfriesshire, and left issue.^[3]
• Frances Catherine Sandford, married Revd Charles Lane
• Sir Daniel Sandford, a politician and scholar, married and had issue including:
  • Francis Sandford, 1st Baron Sandford
  • Daniel Sandford, Bishop of Tasmania
• Ven John Sandford, Archdeacon of Coventry, married and had issue including:
  • Charles Sandford, Bishop of Gibraltar
  • Venerable Ernest Grey Sandford, Archdeacon of Exeter, married and had issue including:
    • Daniel Sandford
    • Richard Sandford

Sandford died on 14 January 1830 at Edinburgh.^[2]

References

1.    Jump up^ www.christianasbookshelf.com

2.    ^ Jump up to:^a b The Peerage – Rt. Rev. Daniel Sandford

3.    Jump up^ Ruvigny & Raineval, The Marquis of, The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal - The Mortimer Percy Volume, Part 1, London , 1911, p.186-7.

External links

• The Episcopal Congregation of Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh, 1794-1818. University of Stirling PhD Thesis by Eleanor M Harris. The thesis includes biographical details about Daniel Sandford (Chapter 4) and a reassessment of his thought and ministry (Chapter Two).

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by William Abernethy Drummond	Bishop of Edinburgh 1806 –1830	Succeeded by James Walker