Logie Danson

Ernest Denny Logie Danson (14 June 1880 – 9 December 1946) was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century.^[1]

The Most Reverend Logie Danson D.D.
Bishop of Edinburgh Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Edinburgh
In office	1939-1946 (Bishop of Edinburgh) 1943-1946 (Primus)
Predecessor	Harry Reid
Successor	Kenneth Warner
Previous post	Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak (1917-1931)
Orders
Ordination	1907 by Walter Robberds
Consecration	21 September 1917 by Randall Davidson
Personal details
Born	(1880-06-14)14 June 1880 Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Died	9 December 1946(1946-12-09) (aged 66) Walkerburn, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Parents	James Myers Danson & Frances Ellen Rees
Spouse	Ada Irene Harvey ​ (m. 1918)​
Alma mater	Aberdeen University

Biography

He was born into a distinguished clerical family — his father was Myers Danson, Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney — ^[2] on 14 June 1880 and educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond and Aberdeen University. He was ordained deacon in 1906 and priest in 1907 and began his career with a curacy at St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee.^[3] From 1906 he was a Missionary Priest in Southeast Asia eventually becoming Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak.^[4]

He then returned to England as a Canon Residentiary of Carlisle Cathedral^[5] and Assistant Bishop of Carlisle (both 1931–1938)^[2] before being appointed Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh and an Assistant Bishop of Edinburgh.^[2] He was then elected diocesan Bishop of Edinburgh in 1939.^[6] Four years later he was elected Primus of Scotland;^[7] ill-health caused him to resign as Primus in May 1946,^[8] and to resign his See in September^[9] before his death on 9 December 1946.^[10]