James Prince Lee
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The Right Reverend James Prince Lee |
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| Bishop of Manchester | |
Mezzotint by Thomas Lupton (after a contemporary portrait by Sir John Watson Gordon)
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| Diocese | Manchester |
| Elected | 11 November 1847 |
| Installed | 11 February 1848 |
| Term ended | 24 December 1869 |
| Successor | James Fraser |
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| Ordination | 1830 |
| Consecration | 23 January 1848 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1804 London |
| Died | 24 December 1869 (aged 65) Mauldeth Hall, Heaton Norris, Lancashire |
| Buried | Heaton Mersey churchyard |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Residence | Mauldeth Hall |
| Parents | Stephen and Sarah Lee |
| Spouse | Susannah Penrice |
| Children | Two daughters: Sophia ; Susannah |
| Alma mater | |
James Prince Lee (28 July 1804 – 24 December 1869) was an English clergyman and schoolmaster who became Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham, and later the first Bishop of Manchester.
Born in London, he was educated at St Paul's School, London and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he displayed exceptional ability as a classical scholar, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1828; later graduating with a Master of Arts in 1831 and Doctor of Divinity in 1861. He married Susannah, elder daughter of George Penrice, of Elmbridge, Worcestershire, on 25 December 1830, and they had two daughters. After his ordination in the Anglican ministry in 1830, he served an assistant master under Dr Arnold at Rugby School, who thought highly of him. In 1837, he became Rector of Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire, and in 1838 headmaster of King Edward's School, Birmingham, where he had among his pupils E. W. Benson, J. B. Lightfoot and B. F. Westcott. There is also a house named after him. He was also appointed an Honorary Canon of Worcester in 1847.
On 23 October 1847, he was nominated the first bishop of the newly constituted Anglican Diocese of Manchester by Queen Victoria, on the advice of Lord John Russell. His election took place on 17 November 1847, followed by consecration on 23 January 1848, and enthronment at Manchester Cathedral on 11 February 1848.
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