Leonard Savill

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{{Portal|Christianity}} Leonard Savill (1869–1959) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the mid 20th century.[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=109-aa_1-1_1-2&cid=-1#-1 National Archives]

Savill was educated at Charterhouse; Jesus College, Cambridge; and Ripon College, Cuddesdon.Crockford's Clerical Directory1955-56 pp1029/30 London, OUP,1955 He was ordained as deacon in 1892;Ordinations. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 21, 1892; pg. 3; Issue 33827 and priest in 1894.London. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Feb 20, 1894; pg. 3; Issue 34192 He was a curate at St Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield from 1902 until 1916. He was the incumbent at Swanley and Dartford from 1916 to 1925; and Rural Dean of Dartford from 1919 to 1925, before his appointment as Tonbridge.'SAVILL, Ven. Leonard', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U242682, accessed 7 Nov 2016] He retired in 1939,Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Monday, Dec 18, 1939; pg. 15; Issue 48491 and died on 21 October, 1959.Ven. Leonard Savill. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 23, 1959; pg. 19; Issue 54599 Savill was buried at Turners Hill, West Sussex.[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?scrwidth=1200&grave=195333 Gravestone Photos]