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Adm. at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, May 5, 1814. [3rd s. of William, Esq., of Hampton Lucy, Warws.] Bapt. Nov. 2, 1794, at Hampton Lucy. ' Matric. Easter, 1814; B.A. 1818; M.A. 1824. Fellow, 1817-29. Ord. deacon (Norwich) May 24, 1818; priest, Nov. 29, 1818. Chaplain at Macao, China. R. of Aldridge, and C. of Gt Barr, Staffs., 1829-49. Precentor of Lichfield Cathedral, 1843; Preb., 1844-62. V. of Stratford-on-Avon, 1849-54. R. of Stapleton, Salop, 1854-62. Married, Oct. 11, 1827, Lady Emily, dau. of Viscount Feilding, later Lord Denbigh. Died Nov. 25, 1862, aged 68, in Wimpole Street, London. Brother of John (1815). (Eton Sch. Lists; King's Coll. Adm. Reg.; Foster, Index Eccles.; Clergy List; Crockford; G. Mag., 1863, I. 123.)