Samuel Wilberforce ( 1805 - 1873 )

Birth: Clapham, England (07 September 1805) Death: Abinger, Surrey Downs (19 July 1873) Burial: Lavington Church, Sussex Career: Bishop of Oxford; Bishop of Winchester (1869-1873); died after being thrown from his horse, Abinger, Surrey Downs Membership: Fellow Election Date: 18/12/1845 December 11 1845 The Dean of Ely gave notice that at the next meeting of the Society, <he would propose> [crossed out] the Bishop of Oxford <would be proposed> [inserted as superscript] for Election as Fellow of the Society, and for immediate Ballot; to which as a Peer of the Realm he is by the Statutes entitled.