Henry Russell (Bishop of Birmingham) Wakefield

Born on 1 December 1854, he was educated at Tonbridge School, the University of Bonn, and Ripon College Cuddesdon before being ordained in 1877. After early curacies in London, he served in a series of parish and cathedral posts, including work at St Paul's Cathedral and a period as Dean of Norwich.

In 1911 he became Bishop of Birmingham, a role he held until 1924. His years in the city covered a formative period for the diocese and the upheavals of the First World War, when he was known as an active and outspoken church leader.

He also wrote books, including A Fortnight at the Front, and is remembered as both a senior Anglican figure and a religious author of the early 20th century. He died on 9 January 1933.