Leonard Cornwell Explained

Leonard Cyril Cornwell (28 March 1893 – 16 March 1971) was Archdeacon of Swindon from 1947^[1] 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^[2] and then, from 1918 to 1921, as a Chaplain to the Forces. After further curacies in Chippenham and Bristol^[3] he held incumbencies in Chippenham and Brinkworth.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Ecclesiastical News The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 28, 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50721
2. ‘CORNWELL, Ven. Leonard Cyril’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 21 Aug 2014
3. http://apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=002-40901&cid=1-3#1-3 National Archives
4. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]