Bankes, Edward (1818-1832)

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Adm. pens. at TRINITY HALL, Feb. 8, 1812. 4th s. of Henry (1773), of Kingston Hall, near Wimborne, Dorset. [B. 1795. School, Westminster.] ' Matric. Michs. 1812; Scholar; LL.B. 1818. Ord. deacon, 1818; priest (London) Aug. 30, 1818, as LL.B. Trinity (sic) College, Cambridge. Of Loughton Hall, Flints. Magistrate and D.L. Flints. R. of Thompson, Dorset, 1818-. R. of Corfe Castle, 1818-54. V. of Stoke Bliss, Heref., 1820-3. Canon Residentiary of Gloucester, 1821-67. V. of East Farleigh, Kent, 1823-32. Chaplain-in-ordinary to King William IV and to Queen Victoria. Canon of Bristol, 1832-67. Married (1) Lady Frances Jane Scott, dau. of John, Earl of Eldon, Apr. 6, 1820; (2) Marian, dau. of Edward Rice, D.D., Dean of Gloucester, Sept.****3, 1839. ‘The Rev. Edward Bankes...having married a daughter of the Lord Chancellor had more than the usual share of favours extended to the Great Lawyer's connections.... Although he became enormously rich upon the death of his father-in-law, Mr Bankes continued to hold his preferments for some years after he was incapable of performing the duties attached to them. This was, however, natural enough seeing that he had rendered very perfunctory service when in his vigour.’ (Latimer, Annals of Bristol, 19th Century, 94-5.) Died May 24, 1867, aged 71, at Gloucester. Brother of Henry (1802), etc. (Burke, L.G.; Record of Old Westminsters; C. R. Hudleston.)

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