| Authorised form of name | Wilberforce; Samuel (1805 - 1873) |
| Dates | 1805 - 1873 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Clapham, England |
| Date of birth | 07 September 1805 |
| Place of death | Abinger, Surrey Downs |
| Date of death | 19 July 1873 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Lavington Church, Sussex |
| Activity | Career:
Bishop of Oxford; Bishop of Winchester (1869-1873); died after being thrown from his horse, Abinger, Surrey Downs
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/12/1845 |
| Other Royal Society activity | December 11 1845; The Dean of Ely gave notice that at the next meeting of the Society, <he would propose> [crossed out] the Bishop of Oxford <would be proposed> [inserted as superscript] for Election as Fellow of the Society, and for immediate Ballot; to which as a Peer of the Realm he is by the Statutes entitled. December 18 1845 In accordance with the notice given at the last Meeting, the Very Rev.d the Dean of Westminster proposed the Lord Bishop of Oxford for immediate Ballot, to which he was entitled. The Ballot being taken, his Lordship was declared duly elected. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 24 July 1869 |
| Royal Society code | NA7247 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| IM/Maull/004905 | Wilberforce, Samuel | nd |
| IM/004906 | Wilberforce, Samuel | nd |
| MS/426/558 | Copy letter from W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Churchwardens, St Leonard's, Shoreditch | 5 February 1856 |