Thomas Legh Claughton | |
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| Bishop of St Albans | |
 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Albans |
| Installed | 1877 |
| Predecessor | Himself (as Bishop of Rochester) |
| Successor | John Festing |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Rochester 1867–1877 Oxford Professor of Poetry 1852–1857 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1834 |
| Consecration | c. 1867 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1808 Haydock Lodge, Winwick |
| Died | 25 July 1892 (aged 83) Danbury Palace, Essex |
| Buried | St Albans Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Danbury Palace, Essex |
| Parents | Thomas Claughton MP & Maria |
| Spouse | Hon Julia Ward |
| Children | Sir Gilbert Claughton, Bt Amelia, Duchess of Argyll Revd Thomas Claughton Hon Mrs Ronald Campbell |
| Profession | Academic; poet |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Thomas Legh Claughton (6 November 1808 – 25 July 1892) was a British academic, poet, and clergyman. He was professor of poetry at Oxford University from 1852 to 1857; Bishop of Rochester; and the first Bishop of St Albans.[1]
- ^ Sutton, C. W. "Claughton, Thomas Legh (1808–1892)." Rev. H. C. G. Matthew. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Accessed 10 Feb 2007.