Spencer Madan
Spencer Madan | |
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| Bishop of Peterborough | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Peterborough |
| In office | 1794–1813 |
| Predecessor | John Hinchliffe |
| Successor | John Parsons |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Bristol (1792–1794) |
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| Born | 1729 |
| Died | 8 November 1813 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | (1) Lady Charlotte Cornwallis (2) Mary Vyse |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Spencer Madan (1729–1813) was an English churchman, successively of Bishop of Bristol and Bishop of Peterborough.
Life
The son of Colonel
He was buried in Peterborough Cathedral. The grave lies at the east end of the cathedral.
Family
Madan was twice married, first to Lady Charlotte, second daughter of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis (who died 1794, aged 68, and was buried in the Abbey Church at Bath). By her he had two sons, Spencer, and William Charles, who became a colonel in the army; and a daughter, Charlotte who married General George Warde (1725–1803).[2] In 1796 the bishop married, secondly, Mary Vyse, daughter of William Vyse of Lichfield and sister of William Vyse (1741–1816), archdeacon of Coventry.[3] Madan left no issue by his second marriage.
Notes
- ^ "Madan, Spencer (MDN746S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
- ^ W. Newling and J.C. Woodhouse, A Short Account of Lichfield Cathedral, Fourth Edition, with additions and an engraving (T.G. Lomax, Lichfield 1834), pp. 81-83 (Google).
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Madan, Spencer (1729-1813)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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