William Bingham (1743–1819) was Archdeacon of London from 1789 to 1813.
Biography
Bingham was born in Melcombe Bingham and educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He was Vicar of Great Gaddesden until 1777; and Rector of Hemel Hempstead from 1778. In 1792 he was appointed an Honorary Chaplain to the King.
Family
Bingham married Agnata Dörrien in 1775: they had four children, one of whom, Arthur, was a distinguished officer in the Royal Navy.
References
- Last Week. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 20, 1793; pg. 1; Issue 2563
- "The Universal Magazine of Knowledge" Volumes 84 p54: London, John Hinton, 1789
- Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bingham, William (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- Burke, Sir Bernard: A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry (in 2 volumes), Vol I, London: Harrison & Sons, 59 Pall Mall, 1891, p. 9
- Marshall, John (1830). "Bingham, Arthur Batt" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. sup, part 4. London: Longman and company. p. 54.
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Preceded byRichard Beadon | Archdeacon of London 1789–1813 |
Succeeded byJoseph Pott |
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