Thomas Musgrave (bishop)
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The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Thomas Musgrave |
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| Archbishop of York | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| Elected | 1847 |
| Term ended | 1860 |
| Predecessor | Edward Harcourt |
| Successor | Charles Longley |
| Other posts | Bishop of Hereford |
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| Born |
30 March 1788 Slaughter House Lane, Cambridge |
| Died | 4 May 1860 (aged 72) Belgrave Square, London |
| Buried | Kensal Green Cemetery |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Catherine Cavendish |
| Education | Richmond Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Thomas Musgrave (30 March 1788 – 4 May 1860) was Archbishop of York from 1847 to 1860.
Musgrave was the son of W. Peet Musgrave, a wealthy tailor and woollen-draper of Cambridge, and Sarah his wife. He was born in Slaughter House Lane on 30 March 1788, and baptised at the parish church of Great St. Mary's on 25 April. He and his two brothers - the elder of whom, Charles Musgrave, became eventually archdeacon of Craven - were educated at Richmond Grammar School, then at the zenith of its reputation under Dr Tate.
In 1804 he was admitted as a pensioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 1807 was elected scholar. In 1810 he graduated B.A. as fourteenth wrangler, when William Henry Maule was senior wrangler, and Thomas Shaw Brandreth second. In 1811, he was members' prizeman and in 1813 he took his M.A..
Musgrave was elected junior fellow in 1812, and senior fellow in 1832. In 1821, though his knowledge of eastern tongues was by no means profound, he was appointed Lord Almoner's Professor of Arabic. He was Senior Proctor in 1831.
He took holy orders, and filled in succession the college livings of Over (1823), St. Mary's, Cambridge (1825-1833), and Bottisham (1837). He became senior bursar of his college in 1825, and during a long tenure of the office, only resigning it when he left Cambridge in 1837, his sound judgment and practical knowledge of business proved of great service. He was also an active and judicious county magistrate.
In politics, he was a decided liberal, but "without any admixture of party spirit". He was a warm advocate for the relaxation of all religious tests on admission to university degrees. The petition which in March 1834 was presented to both Houses of Parliament with that object, lay at his rooms for signature.
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