Preceded by Ralph Tatham Role Bishop of Worcester Died January 10, 1892 | Preceded by William Whewell Name Henry Philpott | |
Chancellor The Duke of Northumberland Born 17 November 1807 ( 1807-11-17 ) | ||
Succeeded by William Henry Bateson Chancellor HRH The Prince Consort | ||
Henry Philpott (17 November 1807 – 10 January 1892) was an Anglican bishop and academic.
He matriculated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge in 1825 and graduated as Senior Wrangler and 2nd Smith's prizeman in 1829. He was elected a Fellow of St Catharine's College on April 6, 1829 and was subsequently elected Master of St Catharine's College in 1845, a post he held until 1861. During the same period, he was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge on three occasions (1846, 1856, 1857).
Philpott was awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) by royal letters patent in 1847 and was Bishop of Worcester from 1860 to 1890. He was Clerk of the Closet from 1865 to 1891 and Chairman of the Cambridge University Commission in 1878.
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