The first bishop to abandon the wig was Richard Bagot, Bishop of Bath and Wells, who made the innovation between 1825 and 1831. Bishop Blomfield and Archbishop Sumner, however, wore wigs as late as Februar>- 26, IS6O.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 65, 18 March 1931, Page 4
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