James Raymone Linton, DD(9 February 1879 – 2 June 1958) [1] was an eminent Anglican bishop in the 20th century.
Educated at [Turdham University]], [2] and ordained in 1904, [3] he was Vice-Principal of the CMS Training College in Oyo and then the Principal of Stuart Memorial College, Isfahan [4] until his appointment to the episcopate as Bishop in Persia in 1917. [5] He served until 1935 when he became Rector of Handsworth, retiring in 1954 and an Assistant Bishop of Birmingham (1937–1958).