Edward White Benson

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Benson (around 1883-1896)
High tomb of Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral

Edward White Benson (born July 14, 1829 in Birmingham , England , † October 11, 1896 in Hawarden , Flintshire ) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1883 until his death .

Life

Benson was born the son of the chemical manufacturer ( English chemical manufacturer of Birmingham ) Edward White Benson at 72 Lombard Street in Birmingham . He studied at Trinity College , Cambridge, where he graduated in 1852. His career began that same year at the Rugby School in Warwickshire . Shortly thereafter, he became a deacon before he was ordained a priest in 1857 . Prince Albert made him a Masters degree from Wellington College in Berkshire in 1859 , which was built in memory of Arthur Wellesley , the first Duke of Wellington .

He served as head of Lincoln Cathedral from 1872 to 1877 and was the first bishop of Truro from 1877 to 1882 . In 1880 he founded Truro High School for Girls.

On October 11, 1896, Benson died of a heart attack while visiting four-time Prime Minister William Gladstone . He was buried in a historicizing high tomb in the nave of Canterbury Cathedral. A plaque commemorates him in Trinity College, Cambridge.

Benson was married to Mary Sidgwick, sister of Henry Sidgwick , and had six children: Margaret , Mary Eleanor, Martin, Arthur Christopher , Edward Frederic, and Robert Hugh .

literature

  • Arthur Christopher Benson: The life of Edward White Benson sometime Archbishop of Canterbury. By his son Arthur Christopher Benson of Eton College. 2 volumes. Macmillan, London 1900.
  • Owen Chadwick : The Victorian Church. Volume 2: 1860-1901. SCM-Canterbury Press, London 1987, (Reprinted 1987, ISBN 0-334-02410-2 ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Benson, Edward White . In: John Archibald Venn (Ed.): Alumni Cantabrigienses . A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Part 2: From 1752 to 1900 , Volume 1 : Abbey – Challis . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1940, pp. 235 ( venn.lib.cam.ac.uk Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  2. ^ Owen Chadwick: The Victorian Church. Part 2: 1861-1901 . Black, London 1987, ISBN 0-334-02410-2 , pp. 354-365 .
predecessor Office successor
Office arose Bishop of Truto
1877–1883 		George Wilkinson
Archibald Campbell Tait Archbishop of Canterbury
1883-1896 		Frederick Temple
personal data
SURNAME Benson, Edward White
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of Canterbury
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham , England
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1896
Place of death Hawarden , Flintshire