Charles Thorp
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The Venerable Charles Thorp FRS |
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| Warden of the University of Durham | |
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In office 1832–1862 |
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| Preceded by | New creation |
| Succeeded by | George Waddington |
| Master of University College, Durham | |
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In office 1832–1862 |
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| Preceded by | New creation |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Waite |
| Archdeacon of Durham | |
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In office 1831–1862 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Prosser |
| Succeeded by | Edward Prest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1783 Gateshead, County Durham, Great Britain |
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10 October 1862 (aged 78) Durham, County Durham, Great Britain |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge, University College, Oxford |
| Profession | Priest and academic |
Charles Thorp, FRS (13 October 1783 – 10 October 1862) was an English churchman, rector of the parish of Ryton and, later, Archdeacon of Durham and the first warden of the University of Durham.
He was born in Gateshead, County Durham, the son of Robert Thorp, Archdeacon of Northumberland, and educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle and Durham School. In 1799, he entered Peterhouse, Cambridge and then University College, Oxford, where he graduated BA (1803) and MA (1806). He became a Fellow and Tutor at University College, Oxford, in 1806, deacon in 1806 and priest in 1807.
He then became rector of Ryton in 1811, joining a prestigious group with previous rectors including Thomas Secker, later Archbishop of Canterbury. After his time as rector of Holy Cross Church, Ryton, he became Canon (1829) and then Archdeacon of Durham in 1831 and, a year later, became the first warden of the University of Durham. Thorp remained heavily involved with the university, also being the first master, the most senior person in the SCR, of University College. This was a position he held until his death in Durham in 1862. He was buried at Ryton Church. He had married twice.
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