| Authorised form of name | Sumner; John Bird (1780 - 1862); Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Other forms of surname | 'John Bird Cantuar' |
| Dates | 1780 - 1862 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England |
| Date of birth | 25 February 1780 |
| Place of death | Addington |
| Date of death | 06 September 1862 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Addington churchyard |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; King's College, Cambridge. BA (1803), MA (1807), DD (1828)
Career:
Ordained (1803); Rector, Mapledurham, Oxford (1818); Canon of Durham (1820); Bishop of Chester (1828); Archbishop of Canterbury (1848-1862)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 14/12/1848 |
| Relationships | Married (1803) Marianne, daughter of George Robertson, Captain RN; Godfather of Sir Henry James Sumner Maine (FRS 1874) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA1481 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/Maull/004446 | Sumner, John Bird | nd |
| IM/004447 | Sumner, John Bird | nd |
| MS/426/269 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to [John Bird?] Sumner, Esq | 19 March 1847 |
| IM/004450 | Sumner, John Bird | nd |
| HS/23/101 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury, dated at 32 Harley St. | 10 March 1851 |
| HS/19/143 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury, dated at 32 Harley St. | 10 November 1851 |