Samuel Kirshbaum Knight

The Rt Rev Samuel Kirshbaum Knight was a Suffragan Bishop from 1924 until his death in 1932. Born in 1868 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin he was ordained in 1892 [“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] . His first post was as a curate at Wardleworth after which he was successively Priest-in-charge at "St Paul’s Barking" and Vicar of "St Mark’s Notting Hill" before being appointed a Lecturer at King's College London. In 1919 he moved to the North East to becoming the Rural Dean for the Houghton-le-Spring area, then a Canon Residentiary at Durham Cathedral [ The Times, Thursday, Jun 05, 1924; pg. 17; Issue 43670; col E Ecclesiastical News Durham Cathedral] and finally in 1924 the Bishop of Jarrow.

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