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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, May 18, 1800. [2nd s. of Thomas, merchant, and Governor of the Bank of England (and Charlotte, dau. of the Hon. Henry Finch). B. Sept. 24, 1782, in London. School, Eton.] ' Matric. Michs. 1800; Scholar, 1800; B.A. 1804; Members' prize, 1805; M.A. 1807. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Sept. 20, 1807; priest (Winchester) Dec. 18, 1808; C. of Betchworth, Surrey, 1808. C.of Burnham, Bucks.; C. of Bognor, Sussex, until 1828. Chancellor of Chester Cathedral, 1830-54. Hon. Canon of Chester, 1844-54. A leader of the Evangelical party and in the activities of the C.M.S. President of the Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Society of Chester. Married, Mar. 16, 1809, Augusta, eldest dau. of Jacob John Whittington, of Yoxford, Suffolk. Author, A Series of Sermons preached at St John's Chapel, Bognor; Remarks on Clerical Education; The Reform of England by the decrees of Cardinal Pole; A Popular Sketch of the origin and development of the English Constitution from the earliest period to the present time; etc. Died Nov. 28, 1854, at Dee Side House, Chester. Father of George W. (1832) and the next. (St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 441; Burke, L.G.; D.N.B.)
| Type | Name | Date | Status | Event | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ord | Raikes, Henry | 18/12/1808 | priest | ordination | View |