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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Benson, Christopher (1789-1868), Church of England clergyman and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge
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Dates of existence
16 January 1789 - 25 March 1868
History
Educated at Trinity College. He attracted the attention of Neville Grenville (Master), and as a result he became the University’s Hulsean Lecturer, 1820-1822, and a Fellow, 1820. Canon of Worcester from 1825. Master of the Temple, 1826-1845. He was a ... »
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Sources
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography