Edward White Benson

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Edward White Benson was a 19th-century English clergyman who became the first Bishop of Truro and later served as Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Edward White Benson canonical 6
A. C. Benson 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishop
Archbishop of Canterbury
English clergyman
human
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
appointedAs Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Truro
burialPlace Canterbury Cathedral
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Arthur Christopher Benson
linked to: A. C. Benson

Edward Frederic Benson
Robert Hugh Benson
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1829-07-14
dateOfDeath 1896-10-11
educatedAt King Edward’s School, Birmingham
Trinity College, Cambridge
endTime 1882
1896
familyName Benson
givenName Edward
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Church of England
middleName White
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
notableStudent pupils of Wellington College
notableWork drafting of the Truro Cathedral scheme
establishment of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
occupation archbishop
bishop
clergyman
placeOfBirth Highgate
London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Flintshire
Hawarden Castle
Wales
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Truro
Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral
Master of Wellington College
religion Anglicanism
residence Addington Palace
Lambeth Palace
sexOrGender male
sibling Thomas Benson
spouse Mary Sidgwick Benson
startTime 1877
1883

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Bishop of Truro officeHoldersInclude Edward White Benson
Walter Pater influenced A. C. Benson
linked to: Edward White Benson
Land of Hope and Glory lyricist A. C. Benson
linked to: Edward White Benson
E. F. Benson father Edward White Benson
Archibald Campbell Tait successor Edward White Benson
Edward Frederic Benson father Edward White Benson
Mary Sidgwick Benson spouse Edward White Benson
Robert Hugh Benson father Edward White Benson