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Henry Russell (Bishop of Birmingham) Wakefield
1854–1933
An Anglican bishop and prolific religious writer, he spent decades serving the Church before becoming Bishop of Birmingham in the early 20th century. His work reflects a public-minded churchman shaped by parish life, cathedral leadership, and the social questions of his day.
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A Fortnight at the Front
by Henry Russell (Bishop of Birmingham) Wakefield
About the author
Born on December 1, 1854, Henry Russell Wakefield was educated at Tonbridge School, the University of Bonn, and Ripon College Cuddesdon before being ordained in 1877. After early curacies in London, he went on to hold a series of parish posts that built his reputation as a capable and energetic clergyman.
Wakefield later became a Prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral, then Dean of Norwich, and in 1911 he was appointed Bishop of Birmingham. Alongside his church leadership, he was also known as an author, writing on religion and public life in a period when the Church of England was deeply engaged with social and national concerns.
He died on January 9, 1933. Although not among the most widely remembered church figures today, his career traces a clear path through late Victorian and early 20th-century Anglican life, from parish ministry to senior ecclesiastical office.