Thomas Burgess (bishop of Salisbury)


Thomas Burgess
Bishop of St Davids, Bishop of Salisbury
Portrait by William Owen
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of St Davids, Diocese of Salisbury
Installed1803 Bishop of St Davids, 1825 Bishop of Salisbury
PredecessorJohn Fisher
SuccessorEdward Denison
Personal details
Born(1756-11-18)18 November 1756
Odiham, Hampshire, England
Died19 February 1837(1837-02-19) (aged 80)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
DenominationAnglican
Education
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford

Thomas Burgess (18 November 1756 – 19 February 1837)[1] was an English author, philosopher, Bishop of St Davids and Bishop of Salisbury, who was greatly influential in the development of the Church in Wales. He founded St David's College, Lampeter, was a founding member of the Odiham Agricultural Society, helped establish the Royal Veterinary College in London, and was the first president of the Royal Society of Literature.