John Pelham (bishop)
Honourable John Pelham | |
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| Bishop of Norwich | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| In office | 1857–1893 |
| Predecessor | Samuel Hinds |
| Successor | John Sheepshanks |
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| Born | 21 June 1811 |
| Died | 1 May 1894 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Thomas Pelham (21 June 1811 – 1 May 1894),
Background and education
He was the third son of
Career
Pelham was ordained by Charles James Blomfield, at that time Bishop of London, in 1834 and assumed the post as deacon of Eastergate, befriending Henry Edward Manning.[1] In 1837, he was appointed rector at Bergh Apton until 1852, when he was transferred as curate to Christ Church, Hampstead.[1] After three years, he became rector of Marylebone and in 1857 on the resignation of Samuel Hinds, he was consecrated the 64th Bishop of Norwich.[1] From 1847, he served as chaplain to Queen Victoria.[2] Pelham retired as bishop in 1893[5] and spent the next year in Thorpe St Andrew.[1]
Family and death
On 6 November 1845, Pelham married Henrietta Tatton, second daughter of Thomas William Tatton, and had by her four sons and a daughter.[6] His oldest child was the scholar Henry Francis Pelham.[6] He died in 1894 and is commemorated by a monument in Norwich Cathedral.[7]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 250.
- ^ a b Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 432.
- ^ "ThePeerage - Rt. Rev. Hon. John Thomas Pelham". Retrieved 7 December 2006.
- ^ a b Walford, Edward (1860). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Robert Hardwicke. pp. 475.
- ^ Atherton (1996) p. 759
- ^ a b Lodge, Edmund (1859). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (28th ed.). London: Hurst and Blackett. p. 123.
- ^ Atherton (1996) p. 468
References
- Atherton, Ian (1996). Norwich Cathedral: Church, City, and Diocese, 1096-1996. London: The Hambledon Press. ISBN 1-85285-134-1.
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