James Linton (bishop)


James Henry Linton was an eminent Anglican bishop in the 20th century.
Educated at Durham University, and ordained in 1904, he was Vice-Principal of the CMS Training College in Oyo and then the Principal of Stuart Memorial College, Isfahan until his appointment to the episcopate as Bishop in Persia in 1917. He served until 1935 when he became Rector of Handsworth, retiring in 1954 and an Assistant Bishop of Birmingham. At some point, he became a Doctor of Divinity.