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Basil Wilberforce
Born Albert Basil Orme Wilberforce
(1841-02-14 ) February 14, 1841Died May 13, 1916(1916-05-13) (aged 75) Burial place
Westminster Abbey Occupation(s) Priest and author Years active 1866–1916 Parents Relatives
William Wilberforce (grandfather)
Ernest Wilberforce (brother)
Albert Basil Orme Wilberforce (14 February 1841 – 13 May 1916) was an
Anglican priest and author in the second half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th. He was the
Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons and
Archdeacon of Westminster .
Biography
Early life
Born in
Winchester as the youngest son of
Samuel Wilberforce (and therefore grandson of famed abolitionist
William Wilberforce ; his elder brother
Ernest became Bishop of Newcastle then of Chichester), he was educated at
Eton College and
Exeter College, Oxford and ordained in 1866.
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Career
He was
chaplain to the
Bishop of Oxford and then held
curacies at
Cuddesdon ,
Seaton and
Southsea . He was
Rector of
St. Mary's ,
Southampton from 1871 to 1894, and an Honorary Canon of
Winchester . In April 1894 he was appointed
Canon of
Westminster Abbey and Rector of the parish church of St John the Evangelist, annexed to Westminster.
[2]
He was appointed
Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons in 1896, and continually re-elected to the post until his death in 1916. Biographer Charlotte Elizabeth Woods wrote that "[f]ew Chaplains have filled this time-honoured post with so much dignity, grace, and distinction."
[3]
In 1900 he was appointed the
Archdeacon of Westminster .
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Personal life
"The Chaplain", caricature of Wilberforce by "
Spy " in
Vanity Fair , 1909.
He married Charlotte Langford on 28 November 1865 at
St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge .
[5] Both of them were supporters of the Broadlands conference on spiritualism.
[6]
He was a strong supporter of the
temperance movement , and abstained from all alcohol after 31.
[7] He was good friends with temperance leader
Lady Henry Somerset .
He died on 13 May 1916. He was 75.
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Partial list of published works
The battle of the Lord . (London : Elliot Stock)
The established church and the liquor traffic : being a letter addressed to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury .
Important correspondence with Canon Wilberforce on vivisection . (Boston, Mass.)
Mystic Immanence, the Indwelling Spirit .
New (?) theology : thoughts on the universality and continuity of the doctrine of the immanence of God . (London : Stock) 1908
Our Father's Lent and His Easter land . (Butler & Tanner)
The secret of the quiet mind . (London : E. Stock)
Seeing God : personal recognition of divine love . (London : Elliot Stock)
Sermon preached to the 2nd special service battalion of the Royal Canadian regiment, in Westminster Abbey, on Advent Sunday .
Spiritual consciousness . (New York : Dodd, Mead)
There is no death . (New York : Dodd, Mead)
The trinity of evil : I. infidelity, II. impurity, III. intemperance . (Toronto : S.R. Briggs) 1885
Why does not God stop the war? . (London : Elliot Stock)
Down in the Depths: The Awakening of the Spirit .
Following on to Know . 1904
Speaking Good of His Name . 1905
Sanctification by the Truth . 1906
The Hope that is in me . 1909
The Power that Worketh in us . 1910
Sermons preached in Westminster Abbey . 1898 (1st series), 1902 (2nd series)
References
^
Who was Who 1897-2007 2007
^
"No. 26500" .
The London Gazette . 3 April 1894. p. 1882.
^ Woods 1917, 25.
^ The Clergy List London, Kelly's, 1913
^ Russell 1918, 22.
^
"Edward Clifford (British 1844-1907), A group portrait of The Broadlands Conference: The Sitters | Dreweatts" . www.dreweatts.com . Retrieved 18 February 2023 .
^ Blocker, Fahey & Tyrrell 2003, 660–661
^ Death Of Archdeacon Wilberforce. Chaplain To The Commons .
The Times , Monday, May 15, 1916; pg. 4; Issue 41167; col F.
Works cited (by date)
News items and websites listed in Reference section only.
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