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Authorised form of nameStanley; Edward (1779 - 1849); Bishop of Norwich
Other forms of surname'Edward Norwich'
Dates1779 - 1849
NationalityBritish
Place of birthLondon, England
Date of birth01 January 1779
Place of deathBrahan Castle, Ross-shire
Date of death06 September 1849
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Norwich Cathedral
Research fieldOrnithology
Geology
ActivityEducation:
School at Windlesham, Surrey; St John's College, Cambridge. BA (1802), MA (1805)
Career:
Ordained deacon and priest (1805); Curate, Windlesham (1805); Rector, Alderley (1805-1837); Clerk of the Chapel Royal to Queen Victoria (1837); Bishop of Norwich (1837-1849); interested in education; died whilst on holiday
Memberships:
FLS (President)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election04/06/1840
RelationshipsSon of Sir John Thomas Stanley of Alderley, Cheshire, and his wife Margaret Owen of Penrhos, Anglesey; younger brother of John Thomas Stanley (FRS 1790); married (1810) Catherine, daughter of Rev Oswald Leycester; father of Owen Stanley (FRS 1842) and of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (FRS 1863)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1849 No 74 pp 880-881
CodeNA5669
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