Christopher Wilson (c.1714 – 18 April 1792) was an English churchman who served as Bishop of Bristol.

Biography

According to ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'', Christopher Wilson was the son of Richard Wilson, Recorder of Leeds. He was educated at

Leeds Grammar School Leeds Grammar School was an independent school founded 1552 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally a male-only school, in August 2005 it merged with Leeds Girls' High School to form The Grammar School at Leeds. The two schools physica ...

, and was admitted as a pensioner at

St Catharine's College, Cambridge St Catharine's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. Founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall, it adopted its current name in 1860. The college is nicknamed "Catz". The colle ...

on 23 September 1732, and matriculated in 1733. He graduated B.A. 1737, M.A. 1740, D.D. 1753. Wilson served as a Fellow of St Catharine's 1737–1745, and as Proctor 1742–43. After ordination as a deacon in 1740 and as a priest in 1742, Wilson was appointed Vicar of Coton, Cambridgeshire in 1742, and Prebendary of

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in 1745. He served as Rector of Barnes from 1768 until his death, and as Bishop of Bristol from 1783 until his death. He was married to Anne Gibson, daughter of Dr

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, Bishop of London. Christopher Wilson died on 18 April 1792, aged 78.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Christopher 1792 deaths Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Bishops of Bristol 1714 births