14-593: William Markham may refer to: William Markham (bishop) (1710–1807), English scholar and religious figure William Markham (governor) (1635–1704), first acting governor of colonial Pennsylvania William Markham (mayor) (1811–1890), Atlanta businessman and mayor William Markham (MP) (by 1533–1571), MP for Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) William H. Markham (1888–1958), Wisconsin politician William Orlando Markham (1818–1891), English physician and pioneer of cardiology [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
28-598: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Markham (bishop) William Markham (1719 – 3 November 1807), English divine, served as Archbishop of York from 1777 until his death. William Markham was born in 1719 to Major William Markham and Elizabeth ( née Markham) of Kinsale in Ireland. He was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford , where he matriculated on 6 June 1738, graduating BA 1742, MA 1745, BCL & DCL 1752. He
42-722: The University of Bonn . Mure succeeded to the Caldwell estates on his father's death, 9 February 1831. When he was about twenty-two he contributed to the Edinburgh Review an article on Spanish literature. His first independent publication was Brief Remarks on the Chronology of the Egyptian Dynasties (against Champollion), issued in 1829; (London, 8vo). It was followed in 1832 by A Dissertation on
56-637: The Calendar and Zodiac of Ancient Egypt (Edinburgh, 8vo). In 1838, Mure began a tour in Greece, leaving Ancona for Corfu on 17 February. He studied the 'topography of Ithaca, and visited Acarnania, Delphi, Boeotia, Attica, and the Peloponnese. He published an interesting Journal of a Tour in Greece and the Ionian Islands in 1842 (Edinburgh, 8vo). His principal work, A Critical History of
70-653: The Family Papers [of the Mures] preserved at Caldwell, Maitland Club, 1854, 8vo ; Remarks on the Appendices to the second vol. 3rd edit, of Mr. Grote's History of Greece, London, 1851, 8vo; and National Criticism in 1858 (on a criticism of Mure's 'History of the Literature of Greece'), London, 1858, 8vo. He was M.P. for Renfrewshire from 1846 to 1855 in the conservative interest, but seldom spoke in
84-556: The Language and Literature of Antient Greece, was issued 1850–7, London, 8vo ; 2nd edit. 1859, 8vo ; it consists of five volumes, but deals only with a part of the subject, viz. the early history of writing, Homer, Hesiod, the early lyric poets and historians Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. It contains no account of the dramatists, orators, or any literature subsequent to 380 B.C. Mure also published The Commercial Policy of Pitt and Peel, 1847, 8vo ; Selections from
98-683: The famous philosopher. In 1759, Markham married Sarah Goddard, the daughter of John Goddard, a wealthy English merchant of Rotterdam, with whom he had six sons and seven daughters: His granddaughter, Laura Markham, the second daughter of his son William, married William Mure , the Scottish scholar and politician who sat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1855 as the Conservative MP for Renfrewshire and
112-556: The house. He was created D.C.L. by Oxford University on 9 June 1833. He was a man of commanding presence, winning manners, and kindly disposition. He was, like his father, for many years colonel of the Renfrewshire militia, and, like his father and grandfather, was Lord Rector of Glasgow University from 1847 to 1848. On 7 February 1825, Mure married Laura Markham, the second daughter of William Markham of Becca Hall , Yorkshire , and granddaughter of William Markham (1719–1807)
126-409: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Markham&oldid=1035373801 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
140-574: Was Laird of Caldwell in Ayrshire . Their daughter, Emma Mure, (1833–1911) married Thomas Lister, 3rd Baron Ribblesdale (1828–1876) and had Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale . His granddaughter, Emma Markham, another daughter of his son William, married the politician William Crompton-Stansfield who sat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1853 as Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield . William Mure (scholar) William Mure (10 July 1799 – 1 April 1860)
154-596: Was a Scottish scholar and Conservative politician. He sat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1855 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Renfrewshire and was Laird of Caldwell in Ayrshire . William Mure was born on 10 July 1799 at Caldwell House , near Ayrshire . He was the eldest son of William Mure of Caldwell (d. 1831), colonel of the Renfrew militia, and Lord Rector of Glasgow University from 1793 to 1794, and Anne Blair Mure (d. 1854). She
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#1732775383423168-584: Was a fierce critic of pamphleteer Richard Price concerning the American rebellion . He was for some time a close friend of Edmund Burke , but his strong championship of Warren Hastings caused a breach. He was accused by Lord Chatham of preaching pernicious doctrines, and was a victim of the Gordon Riots in 1780. Bishop Markham was also the person who composed the Latin memorial for George Berkeley ,
182-554: Was one of the best scholars of his day, and attained to the headship of his old school and college: he served as Headmaster of Westminster 1753–1765, and Dean of Christ Church 1767–1776. Between those headships, he held the deanery of Rochester 1765–1767. He held from time to time a number of livings, and in 1771 was made Bishop of Chester and tutor to the Prince of Wales (later George IV ). In 1776 he became Archbishop of York , and also Lord High Almoner and privy councillor . He
196-584: Was the eldest daughter of Sir James Hunter Blair, 1st Baronet (1741–1787) of Dunskey , Wigtownshire . His paternal grandfather was William Mure (1718–1776), Baron of the Exchequer , and a descendant of the Mures of Rowallan . His younger brother was M.P. and judge David Mure, Lord Mure (1810–1891). He was educated at Westminster School , at the University of Edinburgh , and afterwards in Germany at
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