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Authorised form of nameGoodenough; Samuel (1743 - 1827); Bishop of Carlisle
Other forms of surname'Samuel Carlisle'
Dates1743 - 1827
NationalityBritish
Place of birthKimpton, near Weyhill, Hampshire, England
Date of birth29 April 1743
Place of deathWorthing, Sussex
Date of death12 August 1827
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
North cloister of Westminster Abbey, London
Research fieldBotany
ActivityEducation:
BA (1764), MA (1767), DCL (1772) Christ Church, Oxford
Career:
Master, Westminster School (1766-1770); inherited advowson of Brougham Poggs from his father (1770); established a school at Ealing (continued for 26 years); Vicar of Cropredy, Oxfordshire (1797); Canon of Windsor (1798); Dean of Rochester (1802); Bishop of Carlisle (1808); Genus Goodenia dedicated to him by Sir James Edward Smith
Memberships:
FLS
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election14/05/1789
RSActivityRoyal Society roles:
VP 1809-1827
RelationshipsSon of Rev William Goodenough, Rector of Broughton Poggs, Oxfordshire; father of Rev Edmond Goodenough (FRS 1824)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
The Linnean vol 2 no 4 (January 1996)
CodeNA7277
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1789/01Goodenough, Samuel, Bishop of Carlisle: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MS/391/244Power of deputy, issued by Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, to Samuel Goodenough26 April 1809
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