Martin Benson, bishop of Gloucester

(1689-1752)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Benson, Martin, 1689-1752 NRA: Benson, Martin (1689-1752) Bishop of Gloucester DNB: Benson, Martin (1689–1752), bishop of Gloucester LBT ID: MaBenso1752 VIAF ID: 32216443 LOC ID: nr91011964	B/BAP: 1689-04-23 DIED: 1752-08-30
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Educated at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford, he was a liberal divine with Whig connections who was made bishop of Gloucester in 1737.
REFERENCES TO Martin Benson, bishop of Gloucester: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. XI. 1779-1786 Found 1: ¶ 2