George Sumner (bishop of Guildford)

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George Henry Sumner (3 July 1824 – 11 December 1909) was the Bishop of Guildford (a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Winchester)[http://thepeerage.com/p30948.htm thePeerage.com] at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

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Born into an ecclesiastical family — his father, Charles Sumner, was Bishop of Winchester from 1827 until 1869“Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}} — and educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford,The Times, 12 November 1892; p. 10; Issue 33794; col F University Intelligence. Oxford, Nov. 11 he was ordained to the priesthood in 1847."The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 His first position was a curacy in Crawley after which he was the Rector of Old Alresford and then the Archdeacon of Winchester before his ordination to the episcopate,Consecration of Bishops The Times, 1 December 1888; p. 11; Issue 32558; col ?

nine years after the death of his predecessor John Utterton.Sudden Death Of The Bishop Of Guildford The Times Monday, 22 December 1879; p. 6; Issue 29757; col E

In 1904, Sumner was ageing but not ready to retire fully, so a new suffragan See of Dorking was erected and Cecil Boutflower was appointed Bishop of Dorking early the next year.{{Church Times | title = New suffragan bishop. | archive = 1904_12_02_735 | issue = 2184 | date = 2 December 1904 | page = 735 | accessed = 7 March 2021 }} When Boutflower departed for Japan, Sumner resigned the See in early 1909 (before John Randolph's consecration on 21 February 1909){{Church Times | title = in memoriam. Bishop Sumner. | archive = 1909_12_17_836 | issue = 2477 | date = 17 December 1909 | page = 836 | accessed = 7 March 2021 }} and Randolph was appointed Bishop of Guildford, succeeding Boutflower in duties and Sumner in the See.{{Church Times | title = Church News. General. | archive = 1909_02_26_266 | issue = 2405 | date = 26 February 1909 | page = 266 | accessed = 7 March 2021 }}

His wife, Mary Sumner, was the founder of the Mothers’ Union.