Edmund Gibson
Edmund Gibson (* 1669 in Bampton ; † September 6, 1748 ) was a British Anglican clergyman who was Bishop of Lincoln and Bishop of London .
Life
In 1686 he attended Queen's College , Oxford. After Thomas Tenison was promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury in 1694, Gibson was appointed chaplain and librarian, in 1703 he was rector of Lambeth and in 1710 archdeacon of Surrey .
Gibson became Bishop of Lincoln in 1716 and Bishop of London in 1723 . For over 25 years he exerted influence on English politics as an advisor to Prime Minister Robert Walpole .
Conservative on church issues and opponents of Methodism , he broke with Walpole because of the Quakers' Relief Bill 1736. His condemnation of the masquerades popular at the court cost him royal favor. He was a major benefactor in the social field.
In 1692 Gibson published an edition of the Saxon Chronicle with a Latin translation, later a similar translation of the Lindsey Chronicle . This was followed in 1693 by an annotated edition of De institutione oratoria des Quintilian , and in 1695 by a translation of William Camden's Britannia . As an ecclesiastical historian and lawyer, he published the Codex juris ecclesiastici Anglicani in two volumes in 1713 to determine ecclesiastical rights in England.
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| SURNAME | Gibson, Edmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English Anglican bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1669 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bampton |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1748 |
| Place of death | London |