Lewis Clayton

Lewis Clayton (8 June 1838 – 25 June 1917) was an Anglican bishop, the second Bishop suffragan of Leicester from 1903 until 1912.[1]

The grave of Lewis Clayton, Peterborough Cathedral

Life

Lewis Clayton was educated at King's College School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2] He was ordained in 1861 and his first post was as a Curate at Holy Trinity, Halstead.[3]

From 1866 to 1875 he was Vicar of Dallington, Northamptonshire and from 1875 to 1888 was vicar of St Margaret's Church in Leicester.

From 1887 he was a Residentiary Canon at Peterborough Cathedral[4] before his elevation to the Episcopate. His wife was a prominent campaigner for women's suffrage.[5] He was appointed suffragan bishop of Leicester in 1903;[6] he resigned the See (retaining his Cathedral residential canonry) and became an assistant Bishop of Peterborough (in retirement) in December 1912[7] until his death in 1917. He died on 25 Jun 1917.[8] He is buried at the east end of the cathedral.

References
  1. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. "Clayton, Lewis (CLTN855L)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. Church details Archived 2009-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "The Clergy List" London, Kelly's, 1913
  5. “The women's suffrage movement: a reference guide, 1866-1928” Crawford,E: Abingdon Routledge, 2001 ISBN 0-415-23926-5
  6. The Times, Saturday, Jan 17, 1903; pg. 10; Issue 36980; col A Ecclesiastical Intelligence. New Suffragan Bishop of Leicester
  7. "Church news". Church Times (#2605). 27 December 1912. p. 880. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. Obituary Bishop L. Clayton The Times Tuesday, Jun 26, 1917; pg. 9; Issue 41514; col C
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Francis Thicknesse		 Bishop of Leicester
1903–1912		 Succeeded by
Norman Lang


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