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Adm. pens. (age 16) at TRINITY, May 26, 1804. S. of Thomas [solicitor], of Cockermouth, Cumberland. B. there Jan. 16, 1788. School, Eton. Scholar; matric. Easter, 1805; B.A. 1809; M.A. 1815. Fellow of Magdalene, 1820. Select Preacher, 1817. First Hulsean Lecturer, 1820-2. Ord. deacon (Durham) Michs. 1811; priest, Michs. 1813; C. of St John's, Newcastle-on-Tyne. C. of St Nicholas, Newcastle, 1811. V. of Ledsham, Yorks., 1822-7. R. of St Giles-in-the-Fields, London, 1824-6. Canon of Worcester, 1825-68. Master of the Temple, 1826-45. V. of Cropthorpe, Worcs., 1826-40. V. of Lindridge, 1842-9. A noted preacher who ‘belonged to the broader evangelical school.’ Criticised the views of the Oxford tractarians in Discourses upon Tradition and Episcopacy. Author, Sermons, etc. Died Mar. 25, 1868, at Woodfield, Ross, Heref. [See also Al. Oxon. for a contemporary namesake.] Brother of John (1792). (Hennessy; Boase; Durham Ord. Bk.; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811 | Ordi(ordination) | Benson, Christopher | / | deacon | View |
| 1813 | Ordi(ordination) | Benson, Christopher | / | priest | View |
| 1820 | Vac(resignation) | Benson, Christopher | St. Johns, Newcastle upon Tyne / | Lecturer | View |
| 1820 | Appt(Appointment) | Benson, not given | Whitehall / | Preacher | View |
| 1822 | Appt(Institution) | Benson, Christopher | Ledsham alias Ledesham / | Vicar | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Institution) | Benson, Christopher | St Giles in the Fields / | Rector | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Institution) | Benson, Christopher | Cropthorne / | Vicar | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Institution) | Benson, Christopher | Worcester Cathedral / 9th Canonry or Prebend | Canon | View |
| 1826 | Vac(cession) | Benson, Christopher | St Giles in the Fields / | Rector | View |
| 1827 | Vac(cession) | Benson, Christopher | Ledsham / | Vicar | View |