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William Bingham (priest)

William Bingham (priest)

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William Bingham (1743–1819) was Archdeacon of London[1] from 1789[2] to 1813.

Biography

Bingham was born in Melcombe Bingham and educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.[3] He was Vicar of Great Gaddesden until 1777; and Rector of Hemel Hempstead from 1778. In 1792 he was appointed an Honorary Chaplain to the King.

Family

Bingham married Agnata Dörrien in 1775:[4] they had four children, one of whom, Arthur, was a distinguished officer in the Royal Navy.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Last Week. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 20, 1793; pg. 1; Issue 2563
  2. [2]
    "The Universal Magazine of Knowledge" Volumes 84 p54: London, John Hinton, 1789
  3. [3]
    Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bingham, William (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. [4]
    Burke, Sir Bernard: A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry (in 2 volumes), Vol I, London: Harrison & Sons, 59 Pall Mall, 1891, p. 9
  5. [5]
    Marshall, John (1830). "Bingham, Arthur Batt" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. sup, part 4. London: Longman and company. p. 54.
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