Benjamin Philpot, MA (b

Laxfield Laxfield is a small ancient village in northern Suffolk, England. It is located at a distinct bend in today's B1117 road. History Laxfield arose in Saxon times as it is known that an early church was there and the village itself appears in th ...

9 January 1790 – d

Surbiton Surbiton is a suburban neighbourhood in South West London, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK). It is next to the River Thames, southwest of Charing Cross. Surbiton was in the historic county of Surrey and since 1965 it h ...

28 May 1889) was

Archdeacon of Man The Archdeacon of Man (sometimes incorrectly referred to as ''Archdeacon of the Isle of Man'') is a senior cleric second only to the Bishop of Sodor and Man in the Anglican Diocese of Sodor and Man (which comprises the Isle of Man). This is unus ...

from 22 May 1832 until 25 June 1839. Philpot was educated at

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

. He held incumbencies in Walpole,

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Lydney Lydney is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the west bank of the River Severn in the Forest of Dean District, and is 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Gloucester. The town has been bypassed by the A48 road since 199 ...

and Dennington."Biographical Register of Christ's College, 1505–1905" Peile,J. p361 edited by John Peile

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1790 births Clergy from Suffolk 1889 deaths Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Man 19th-century Manx Anglican priests 19th-century English Anglican priests {{IsleofMan-bio-stub