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Samuel Horsley
British bishop (1733–1806) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Horsley (15 September 1733 – 4 October 1806) was a British churchman, bishop of Rochester from 1793. He was also well versed in physics and mathematics, on which he wrote a number of papers and thus was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767; and secretary in 1773, but, in consequence of a difference with the president (Sir Joseph Banks) he withdrew in 1784.[1]
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Samuel Horsley | |
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Bishop of St Asaph | |
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Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of St Asaph |
Elected | 1802 |
Predecessor | Lewis Bagot |
Successor | William Cleaver |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Rochester 1793–1802 Dean of Westminster 1793–1802 Bishop of St David's 1788–1793 |
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Born | (1733-09-15)15 September 1733 London |
Died | 4 October 1806(1806-10-04) (aged 73) Brighton |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Profession | Scholar |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
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