Edward Stanley (bishop)
Edward Stanley | |
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Bishop of Norwich | |
Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
In office | 1837–1849 |
Predecessor | Henry Bathurst |
Successor | Samuel Hinds |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1779 |
Died | 6 September 1849 | (aged 70)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Catherine Leycester |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Edward Stanley, FRS (1 January 1779 – 6 September 1849) was an English clergyman who served as Bishop of Norwich between 1837 and 1849. He set about combating laxity and want of discipline among the clergy.
Early life
Born in London into a notable
Educated at St John's College, Cambridge (16th wrangler, 1802), he was ordained in 1802 and three years later became rector of Alderley, Cheshire, a position he held for the next 32 years.[1] While there he took a great interest in education, and encouraged especially the teaching of secular subjects at his school.[2]
Episcopal discipline
In 1837 he was consecrated
Stanley showed tolerance towards Dissenters and supported all missionary undertakings, without regard for their sectarian associations. In politics he was a Liberal and devoted himself especially to educational questions.[2]
Other work
Stanley's letters, Before and after Waterloo (edited by J. H. Adeane and M. Grenfell, 1907), are of interest to students of Napoleonic history.[2]
Bishop Stanley was the original Patron of the
Death and succession
Edward Stanley died in 1849 and was buried in the nave of Norwich cathedral.
He was succeeded by Samuel Hinds, a broad-churchman with strong associations with the Maoris of New Zealand, notably the Ngati Kuri and Te Patu tribes.
Family
On 8 May 1810, Edward Stanley married Catherine, eldest daughter of Rev. Oswald Leycester (from another notable Cheshire family). They had five children:
- Owen Stanley (1811–1850), Royal Navy officer and surveyor
- Mary Stanley (1813–1879), nurse and Catholic convert
- Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881), priest and historian, Dean of Westminster
- Charles Edward Stanley (1819–1849), Royal Engineers officer
- Catherine Maria Stanley (1821–1899), married Charles Vaughan
Cultural reference
Stanley appears as a character in Alan Garner's novel Strandloper.
References
- ^ "Stanley, Edward (STNY798E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
- ^ R. A. D. Markham, A Rhino in High Street (Ipswich Borough Council 1991).
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stanley, Edward". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 779. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
External links
- Works by Edward Stanley at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Edward Stanley at Internet Archive
- Prothero, Rowland Edmund (1898). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 54. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In