Benson, Edward White, 1829-1896 (Archbishop of Canterbury)
Biography
Edward White Benson (1829-96), Bishop of Truro, 1877-83, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1883-96
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Add.9450/E4/32, 1853
Letter to John Hailstone
Letter to Porter from Edward White Benson, Addington Park, 15 Dec. 1884
Most of the letters are replies to appeals by Porter for contributions to a memorial to Henry Fawcett and the cost of portraits of the seventh Duke of Devonshire, J.B. Lightfoot and B.F. Westcott; or replies to his invitations to a dinner in honour of recipients of honorary degrees (1883), and the celebration of the six hundredth anniversary of the foundation of Peterhouse (1884); or concern an address of support from members of Senate to the Liberal Unionist leadership (1887).