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See also:EDWARD See also:COPLESTON (1776-1849)
, See also:English See also:bishop, was See also:born at Offwell in See also:Devonshire, and educated at See also:Oxford
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He was elected to a tutorship at See also:Oriel See also:College in 1797, and in 1800 was appointed See also:vicar of St See also:Mary's, Oxford
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As university See also:professor of See also:poetry (1802—1812) he gained a considerable reputation by his See also:clever See also:literary See also:criticism and See also:sound latinityt After holding the See also:office of See also:dean at Oriel for some years, he succeeded to the provostship in 1814, and owing largely to his See also:influence the college reached a remarkable degree of prosperity during the first See also:quarter of the 19th See also:century
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In 1826 he was appointed dean of See also:Chester, and in the next See also:year he was consecrated bishop of See also:Llandaff
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Here he gave his support to the new See also:movement for See also: |
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