Summary
Edward Grey (25 March 1782 – 24 June 1837) was an Anglican bishop who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Hereford from 1832 to 1837.[1]
Edward Grey | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hereford | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hereford |
| In office | 1832–1837 |
| Predecessor | George Huntingford |
| Successor | Thomas Musgrave |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Hereford (1830–1832) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1782 |
| Died | 24 June 1837 (aged 55) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Grey was a son of Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, and the brother of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, the Prime Minister. From 1801, when his father was created a peer, he was entitled to the style The Honourable.[2] He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1799, graduating B.A. 1803, M.A. 1806, B.D. & D.D. 1831.[3]
He held livings at St Mary, Whickham, County Durham (1816–1828)[3] and St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, London (1828–1832). He was Dean of Hereford from 1830 to 1832; and a canon of Westminster Abbey from 1833.
He was nominated to become Bishop of Hereford by William IV on 4 May 1832 and consecrated as a bishop on 20 May 1832. He died in office on 24 June 1837.[4][1]
References edit
- ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 252. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ The Peerage – Edward Grey
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ fasti ecclesiae Anglicane 1854, Vol. 1: Bishops of Hereford, p. 474 (WikiSource)