Daniel Sandford (bishop of Edinburgh)

The Right Reverend

Daniel Sandford

M.A., D.D.
Bishop of Edinburgh
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseEdinburgh
In office1806–1830
PredecessorWilliam Abernethy Drummond
SuccessorJames Walker
Orders
Ordination1790 (Deacon); 1791 (Priest)
Consecration9 February 1809
by Bishops Skinner, Watson, and Jolly
Personal details
Born1766
Delville, near Dublin, Ireland
Died14 January 1830 (aged c. 63-64)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsReverend Daniel Sandford and Sarah Chapone
SpouseHelen Frances Catherine Douglas
Childrenseven children
The grave of Rev Daniel Sandford, St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh

Daniel Sandford, M.A., D.D. (1766 – 14 January 1830) was an Irish-born Anglican clergyman who served in the Scottish Episcopal Church as the Bishop of Edinburgh from 1806 until 1830.

Life

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

In 1792, he became minister of a Qualified Episcopal congregation in Edinburgh, for whom the Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh was built in 1797. This congregation eventually became St John's Episcopal Church, a congregation of the Diocese of Edinburgh. At this period he was living at the newly built house at 22 South Frederick Street in Edinburgh's New Town.[1]

He graduated from Oxford University in 1802 with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D). Together with his congregation, he joined the Episcopal Church of Scotland in 1803, and was ordained bishop of Edinburgh in 1806.[2] He remained Rector of St John's and Bishop of Edinburgh congruently until his death.

Sandford died at home, 17 Melville Street[3] on 14 January 1830 at Edinburgh.[4] He is buried in the churchyard of St John's on Princes Street. The grave lies on the first terrace off Princes Street, east of the church. The marble tablet is heavily eroded.

Family

Sandford married Helen Frances Catherine Douglas, on 11 October 1790. They had seven children, including:[4]

References

  1. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1794/5
  2. ^ "www.christianasbookshelf.com". Archived from the original on 9 November 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1829/30
  4. ^ a b The Peerage – Rt. Rev. Daniel Sandford
  5. ^ Ruvigny & Raineval, The Marquis of, The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal - The Mortimer Percy Volume, Part 1, London , 1911, p.186-7.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Edinburgh
1806 –1830 		Succeeded by