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664 BISHOPS. LINCOLN, LORD BISHOP OF. * The Bight Rev. CHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH, *D.D. D.C.L. 3rd son of the* late Dr. Christopher Words, worth, (Master of Trinity College, Cambridge), and nephew of the great poet. Born 1807; educated at Winchester, and Trinity College, Cambridge (Chan- cellor's and Browne's Medallist, 1827 8, Porson Prizeman, 1828, Craven Scholar, 1829, senior Classic and B.A. 1830, M.A. 1833, B.D. and D.D. 1839, and Hon. D.C L. of Oxford, 1870). Deacon, 1833, by the Bishop of Lincoln ; Priest, 1885, by the Bishop of Carlisle ; was Head Master of Harrow- School, 188644, Canon of Westminster, 1844, Public Orator at Cam- bridge, 1886, Hulsean Lecturer, 1847 8, Vicar of Stanford -in-the-Vale,,- Berks, and Rural Dean, 1850 69, and Archdeacon of Westminster, 1865 70. Consecrated 87th Bishop of Lincoln, Feb. 24, 1869 ; is Patron of 86 Livings, and 11 alternate presentations, the three Archdeaconries of Stow, Nottingham, and Lincoln, and the Prebendal Stalls in the Cathedral: married (1838) Susanna Hatley, 2nd daughter of George Frere, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn and Twyford-house, and has issue, living, Sins, John, b. 1843 ; educated at Winchester, and at Brasenose College, Oxford, of which he is now Tutor (B.A. 1865, M.A. 1870) j m. 1867, Susan Esther, daughter of the Rev. H. O. Coxe, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford. Christopher, Fellow of St. Peter's College, Cambridge : m. 1874, Mary, daughter of the late Rev. A. Reeve. Daughter, Elizabeth. PrisciUa. Mary, m. 1874: Rev. J.John Trebeck, of Southwell, Notts. Susan. Dora. This See was originally founded at Dorchester, then transferred to Sidnacester, then restored to Dorchester, and after the Conquest, to Lincoln. ARMS OF THE SEE, Gules; two lions passant guardant, or, on a chief, azure, the Virgin, ducally crowned, sitting on a tombstone, issuant from the chief, on her dexter arm the infant Jesus, and in her sinister hand a sceptre, all or. Palace, Riseholme, Lincoln. LLANDAFF, LORD BISHOP OF. The Right Rev. ALFRED OLLIVANT, D.D. son of William Ollivant, Esq., of Manchester. Born 1798 ; educated at St. Paul's School, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, (Craven University Scholar, 1820, B.A. 6th W rangier, and senior Chancellor's Medallist, 1821, M.A. 1824, D.D. 1836), was Fellow of Trinity; Member's Prizeman, 1822, 1823, Tyrwhitt's Hebrew Scholar, 1822, Vice -Principal of St. David's College, Lampeter, 1827 43, and Regius Professor of Di- vinity at Cambridge, 18439. Consecrated 92nd Bishop of Llandaff, 1849 ; is Patron of 65 Livings, and five alternate with the- Crown, the Deanery, the two Archdeaconries of Monmouth and Llandaff, the Chancellorship and Precentorship of the Cathedral, and all the Prebends : married (1828) Alicia, daughter of Lieut.-Gen. William Spencer, of Bramley Grange, Yorkshire, and has issue, living, Sos,-'-WillJam Spencer, b. 1834, m. 1864, Janet Cunninghame, daughter of the late David Maitland Makgill Crichton, Esq. of Rankeillour, Fifeshire. Alfred, b. 1836, a Capt. in the Bengal Staff Corps; m. 18/0, Mary Clementina, daughter of Lieut. -Col, Davies. Joseph Earle, 6.1839. Edward Albert, b. 1842; m. 1871, Katharine, daughter of the late Rev. J. J. Blunt, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Cambridge.