Wilberforce, Robert Isaac, c 1843-1847
Scope and Contents
Portrait of Robert Isaac Wilberforce. Caption: "Robert Isaac Wilberforce, Archdeacon of East Riding; (Joined Roman Church with Manning) 1802-1857."
Dates
- Creation: c 1843-1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Elliot, Andrew, 1830-1922 ("Senior"; bookseller and publisher) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
From a typed note pasted on the page: "Wilberforce, Robert Isaac (1802-1857), arch-deacon of East Riding; second son of William Wilberforce [q. v.]; B.A. Oriel College, Oxford, 1824; fellow, 1826; M.A., 1827; sub-dean and tutor, 1828, his colleagues being John Henry Newman [q. v.] and Richard Hurrell Fronde [q. v.]; identified with tractarian or high-church party; ordained, 1826; priest, 1828; received livings of East Farleigh, 1832, Burton Agnes, 1840; archdeacon of East Riding, 1841; became intimate with Henry Edward Manning [q. v.], and followed his example in joining Roman catholic church, 1854; entered Academia Ecclesiastica in Rome, 1855, and was in minor orders when he died; published religious and historical writings. [lxi. 201]".
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Volume VI, p. 480
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0012060
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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