Wilberforce, Samuel ___ 1805-1873 ___ British ___ priest

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Samuel was born in Clapham, London, the third son of William Wilberforce (also a diarist). He studied mathematics and classics at Oriel College, Oxford, where he became associated with the Oxford Movement. In 1828 he married Emily Sargent, and the same year was ordained and appointed curate-in-charge at Checkenden near Henley-on-Thames. Two years later he took over as rector of Brighstone, Isle of Wight. He published hymns and sermons as well as stories and tracts on social subjects. In the second half of the 1830s, he edited the letters and journals of Henry Martyn, and co-authored with his brother, Robert, a biography of his father. He rose up the church ranks quickly, becoming archdeacon of Surrey and canon of Winchester, and served as rector of Alverstoke, Hampshire, between 1840 and 1845. In 1841, he was appointed chaplain to Prince Albert, and in 1847 became Lord High Almoner to Queen Victoria, a post he held until 1869. In the mid-1840s he became Dean of Westminster and Bishop of Oxford. When John Henry Newman, leader of the Oxford Movement, converted to Roman Catholicism, Wilberforce used his influence to try to keep the Movement together. He was a frequent critic of liberal bishops and is particularly remembered for attacking Darwin's theory of evolution. In the 1850s, he founded one of the first Anglican theological colleges. In 1869, he was appointed Bishop of Winchester.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - Descended from a bishop

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1830-1873 ___ religious family people self

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Life of Samuel Wilberforce
 

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