Daniel Sandford

Who was Daniel Sandford?

Daniel Fox Sandford was the Bishop of Tasmania from 1883 until 1889. Educated at Glasgow University and ordained in 1854 he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Edinburgh, during which time he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Subsequently a vicar, then canon within the area he was elevated to the Colonial Episcopate in 1883. Returning to England six years later he became Rector of Boldon and Coadjutor to the Bishop of Durham

His brother was Francis, Baron Sandford and their father was Sir Daniel Sandford, himself a son of Daniel Sandford, the Bishop of Edinburgh from 1806-1830.