Lionel Blackburne

{{Short description|British Anglican priest (1874–1951)}}

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Lionel Edward Blackburne (2 November 1874–4 August 1951) was an Anglican priest[http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=overview.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=(((text)='Lionel')AND((text)='Edward')AND((text)='Blackburne')) National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives] in the second quarter of the 20th century.“Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}

He was born 2 November 1874 and educated at Lancing College and Clare College, Cambridge.{{acad|id=BLKN895LE|name=Blackburne, Lionel Edward}} Ordained in 1890,"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacies at All Saints, Leamington[http://www.allsaintsleamington.org.uk/index.php Church web-site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407190833/http://www.allsaintsleamington.org.uk/index.php |date=2010-04-07 }} and St Martin Potternewton. After this he was Vicar of St Wilfrid’s, Bradford then Rural Dean of Portsmouth. From 1922 to 1936 he was Archdeacon of Surrey and from 1930 also Canon Residentiary at Guildford Cathedral. He was Dean of Ely from 1936New Dean Of Ely Archdeacon Blackburne Appointed The Times Wednesday, Feb 05, 1936; pg. 12; Issue 47290; col B to 1950. He died on 4 August 1951.Obituary The Very Rev. L. E. Blackburne The Times Monday, Aug 06, 1951; pg. 6; Issue 52072; col E
His brother was Dean of Bristol and nephew Bishop of Thetford.