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Lord James Beauclerk

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Styles of
Lord James Beauclerk
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

Lord James Beauclerk (c. 1709 – 20 October 1787) was an Anglican clergyman who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1746 to 1787.

He was the eighth son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans and Lady Diana de Vere.[1] James was a canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor when he was nominated bishop of the Diocese of Hereford on 8 April 1746.[1][2] His consecration took place on 11 May 1746.[2]

He died unmarried on 20 October 1787, aged about 78.[1][2]

Ancestry

Family of Lord James Beauclerk
16. James I of England
8. Charles I of England
17. Anne of Denmark
4. Charles II of England
18. Henry IV of France
9. Henrietta Maria of France
19. Marie de' Medici
2. Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans
10. Thomas Gwyn
5. Nell Gwyn
11. Ellen
1. Lord James Beauclerk
24. Hugh de Vere
12. Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford
25. Eleanor Walsh
6. Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
13. Beatrix van Hemmend
3. Lady Diana de Vere
14. George Kirke
7. Diana Kirke
30. Aurelian Townshend
15. Mary Townshend

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rt. Rev. Lord James Beauclerk". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 252. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |displayeditors= ignored (|display-editors= suggested) (help)
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Hereford
1746–1787
Succeeded by

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