See also:EDWARD See also:STANLEY (1779-1849)
, See also:bishop of See also:Norwich, the younger See also:brother of the 1st See also:Baron See also:Stanley of Alderley, was See also:born in See also:London and educated at St See also:John's See also:College, See also:Cambridge (16th wrangler, 1802)
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He was ordained in 1802 and became See also:rector of Alderley, See also:Cheshire, three years later
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Here he took a See also:great See also:interest in See also:education, and encouraged especially the teaching of See also:secular subjects at his school
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In 1837 he was consecrated bishop of Norwich
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The See also:diocese at this See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time was conspicuous for laxity and want of discipline, and this he proceeded to remedy, although at first he met w:;.h much opposition
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Ordinations and confirmations were held more regularly and frequently, the See also:schools were properly inspected, the See also:Plurality See also:Act was enforced and undesirable See also:clergy were removed
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He was tolerant towards Dissenters and supported all missionary undertakings without regarding their sectarian associations
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In politics he was a Liberal and devoted himself especially to educational questions
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See also:Dean Stanley (see above) was his third son
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Stanley's letters, Before and after See also:Waterloo (edited by J
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H
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Adeane and M
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Grenfell, 1907), are full of interest to students of See also:Napoleonic See also:history
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