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Archibald Campbell Tait | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
 Tait in the 1870s | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| In office | 1868–1882 |
| Predecessor | Charles Longley |
| Successor | Edward White Benson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1811 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 3 December 1882 (aged 70) Addington, Surrey, England |
| Buried | Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Addington, London |
| Spouse | Catharine Tait |
| Children | 9 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Glasgow Balliol College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Notable students | Arthur Penrhyn Stanley[1] |
| Main interests | Theology, classics |
Archibald Campbell Tait[2] (21 December 1811 – 3 December 1882) was an Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England and theologian. He was the first Scottish Archbishop of Canterbury and thus, head of the Church of England.[3]
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 777–779.
- ^ Anon 1870, p. 327.
- ^ Team, National Records of Scotland Web (31 May 2013). "National Records of Scotland". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
