Joseph Cotton Wigram (26 December 1798 – 6 April 1867) was a British churchman, Archdeacon of Winchester and

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Life

Born at Walthamstow, Wigram was the child of

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, and George Wigram. He was educated by private tutors, and proceeded to

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, graduating B.A. as sixth wrangler in 1820, M.A. in 1823, and D.D. in 1860. He was ordained deacon in 1822, and priest in the year following, and in 1827 was appointed assistant preacher at St. James's, Westminster. In the same year he was also chosen secretary of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church, a post which he retained until 1839. On 28 March of that year he was appointed rector of

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, and in 1850 removed to the rectory of St. Mary's, Southampton. On 16 November 1847 he was collated Archdeacon of Winchester, and in 1860 was consecrated bishop of Rochester in succession to George Murray. On 1 March 1837, he had married Susan Maria (died 27 June 1864), daughter of Peter Arkwright of Willersley in

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and granddaughter of Richard Arkwright junior. By her he had six sons and three daughters. Sons (partial list): * Alfred Joseph (1839 - 1904) * Arthur Henry (1840 - 1842) * Gerrard Andrewes (1842 - 1917) m Selina Wilmot and had Gerrard Edmund (1877 - 1947; he became a vicar) * John (1846 - 1943) m Gertrude Mackenzie and had Henry Joseph * William Loftus (1852 - 1897) * Walter Augustus (1856 - 1921) Daughters (partial list): * Susan Caroline (1828 - 1923) m: Major George Gooch Clowes * Margaret (1843 - 1906) unmarried * Edith Katharine (1851 - 1878) m: Atkinson Holden He died in London at 15A

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and was buried on 12 April 1867 beside his wife in the parish church of Latton,

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Works

Besides sermons and pamphlets, Wigram was the author of: *‘Practical Elementary Arithmetic,’ London, 1832. *‘Geography of the Holy Land,’ London, 1832; 5th ed. 1855. *‘Practical Hints on the Formation and Management of Sunday Schools,’ London, 1833. *‘The Cottager's Daily Family Prayers,’ Chelmsford, 1862. He also selected and arranged ‘Daily Hymns for the Month,’ London, 1866.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wigram, Joseph Cotton 1798 births 1867 deaths Bishops of Rochester Archdeacons of Winchester (ancient) Younger sons of baronets