James Leslie Randall (4 August 1828 – 17 January 1922) was an English Anglican prelate and the inaugural Bishop of Reading from 1889 until 1908. [1]
Randall was born in Dorking, Surrey, the son of James Randall, Archdeacon of Berkshire, and Rebe Lowndes. [2] He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. [3] He held incumbencies at Newbury, Sandhurst and Mixbury [4] before being appointed Archdeacon of Buckingham, a post he held until elevation to the episcopate. [5] He died on 17 January 1922 and after his death a committee was set up to fund, then place, a memorial to honour his 56 years service to the Diocese of Oxford. [6]
In 1902 he presented a decorative font-cover, designed by G. F Bodley, to the Oxford Cathedral, in memory of his late wife. [7]
He died in Bournemouth, aged 93. [1]
James Leslie Randall (4 August 1828 – 17 January 1922) was an English Anglican prelate and the inaugural Bishop of Reading from 1889 until 1908. [1]
Randall was born in Dorking, Surrey, the son of James Randall, Archdeacon of Berkshire, and Rebe Lowndes. [2] He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. [3] He held incumbencies at Newbury, Sandhurst and Mixbury [4] before being appointed Archdeacon of Buckingham, a post he held until elevation to the episcopate. [5] He died on 17 January 1922 and after his death a committee was set up to fund, then place, a memorial to honour his 56 years service to the Diocese of Oxford. [6]
In 1902 he presented a decorative font-cover, designed by G. F Bodley, to the Oxford Cathedral, in memory of his late wife. [7]
He died in Bournemouth, aged 93. [1]