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Lord James Beauclerk


Lord James Beauclerk

Bishop of Hereford
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Hereford
In office1746–1787
PredecessorHenry Egerton
SuccessorJohn Harley
Personal details
Bornc. 1709
Died(1787-10-20)20 October 1787
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCharles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans
Lady Diana de Vere
EducationAbingdon School
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford
Styles of
Lord James Beauclerk
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

Lord James Beauclerk (c. 1709 – 20 October 1787) was an Anglican clergyman who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1746 to 1787.

Education

He was the eighth son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans and Lady Diana de Vere.[1] He was educated John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School)[2] and later at The Queen's College, Oxford, graduating B.A., 1730, M.A., 1733, B.D. and D.D. by diploma, 2 July 1744.

Career

He was Deputy Clerk of the Closet from 1745 to 1746.[3]

James was a canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor when he was nominated bishop of the Diocese of Hereford on 8 April 1746.[1][4] His consecration took place on 11 May 1746.[4]

He was a Steward of the OA Club in 1745.[5] He died unmarried on 20 October 1787, aged about 78.[1][4]

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rt. Rev. Lord James Beauclerk". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ^ Preston, Arthur Edwin (1929). St.Nicholas Abingdon and Other Papers, pre isbn. Oxford University Press. p. 354.
  3. ^ "Index of {court] officers-B" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ "Stewards of the OA Club". Abingdon School.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Hereford
1746–1787
Succeeded by


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