Samuel Wilberforce
Samuel Wilberforce was a writer, anglican priest, anglican theologian and bishop (1805–1873). He was born at Clapham Common and died at Dorking.
Also recorded as Soapy Sam.
Samuel Wilberforce in brief
- Born
- 1805
- Died
- 1873
- Known for
- writer, anglican priest, anglican theologian and bishop
- Place of birth
- Clapham Common
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Soapy Sam. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Anglicanism.
He was the child of William Wilberforce and Barbara Spooner Wilberforce. He married Emily Sargent. 4 children are recorded: Ernest Wilberforce, Basil Wilberforce, Reginald Garton Wilberforce and Emily Charlotte Wilberforce.
Career and activity
Recorded positions include Anglican Bishop of Winchester, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Westminster and Lord High Almoner. He belonged to Royal Society.
Catalogued works
48 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1797 to 1871.
Rocky Island. Heroes of Hebrew History . by. Heroes of Hebrew History. Sermons Preached on Various Occasions. Two sermons preached in Bradfield Church, Berks, on trinity Sunday, 1851, at the ordination of priests and deacons held there on that day by the Lord Bishop of Oxford. The gathering of long-parted Christian men. The rich young ruler. Evil spirits in the heart. The temptation to doubt God's dominion and government in the earth. The enduring kingdom. Unreal religion. The almost Christian. Pride and its effects. The weak made strong. Life of Mrs. Godolphin by John Evelyn. Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford in St. Mary's Church. Eucharistica. Charge, Delivered at the Ordinary Visitation of the Archdeaconry of Surrey, November 1842 Volume Talbot Collection of British Pamphlets. Addresses to the Candidates for Ordination, on the Questions in the Ordination Service. Rocky Island and Other Similitudes. Agathos. Life of William Wilberforce. A selection of psalms and hymns for public worship ... Speeches on Missions. History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America. Life of William Wilberforce; Volume 2. Correspondence of William Wilberforce; Volume 1. Correspondence of William Wilberforce; Volume 2. Life of William Wilberforce; Volume 4. Rocky Island and Other Similitudes (Esprios Classics). Life of Mrs Godolphin. Essays Contributed to the Quarterly Review, Volume 1. Essays Contributed to the Quarterly Review, Volume 2. The Rocky Island. The Life of William Wilberforce; Volume 1. The Life of William Wilberforce; Volume 3. Essays Contributed to the Quarterly Review. Clerical Subscription. Rocky Island, and Other Parables. Life of William Wilberforce 5 Volume Set. Samuel Wilberforce (1805-1873), dated 1845, held by Wellcome Collection. Samuel Wilberforce. Photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1871., dated [12 August 1871], held by Wellcome Collection. Wilberforce, Samuel (1805-1873), dated 10 June 1841, held by Wellcome Collection. The life of William Wilberforce / by his sons, Robert Isaac Wilberforce and Samuel Wilberforce ; abridged from the London edition by Caspar Morris., dated 1839, held by Wellcome Collection. The power of God's word needful for national education. A sermon, preached at St. John's Chapel, Portsea, October 28, 1838 / [Samuel Wilberforce]., dated 1838, held by Wellcome Collection. An appeal to the moral feelings of Samuel Thornton, Rowland Burdon, Hawkins Brown , esqrs. and to every member of the House of Commons who conscientiously supports the present administration. In a letter to William Wilberforce, Esq., dated 1797, held by Wellcome Collection. A letter to the Honourable Charles James Fox, M.P Occasioned by his speech delivered on the Anniversary of his Election for Westminster, October 10th, 1798. By the author of "an appeal to the nation on the subject of Mr. Wakefield's letter to William Wilberforce, Esq. M.P."., dated 1798, held by Wellcome Collection. Pride a hindrance to true knowledge. A sermon preached in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, before the University [of Oxford], on Sunday, June 27, 1847 / By Samuel, Lord Bishop of Oxford., dated 1847, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 22 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Wilberforce, Samuel (1805–1873), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Samuel Wilberforce and the Will of Mary Sargent, Lord Bishop, 1970. Samuel Wilberforce (1805-1873), 2023. Samuel Wilberforce, Thomas Huxley, and Genesis, Oxford Handbooks Online, 2011.
Digitised editions and texts
12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
Faith and Free Thought: A Second Course of Lectures Delivered at the Request of the Christian ... (1873) — Internet Archive. The victor in the conflict. Sermons preached during the season of Lent, 1867 ... (1868) — Internet Archive. The Life of William Wilberforce (1839) — Internet Archive. A History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America (1849) — Internet Archive. Agathos, and other Sunday stories (1841) — Internet Archive. Personal responsibility of man, sermons preached in Oxford by the lord ... (1869) — Internet Archive. Half-repentance: A Sermon Preached in the Church of St. Mary-the-Virgin, Oxford, on Ash ... (1857) — Internet Archive. Sketch of the Life of the Rev. John Sargent (1861) — Internet Archive. The Life of Mrs. Godolphin (1848) — Internet Archive. Rome--her New Dogma and Our Duties: A Sermon, Preached Before the University ... (1855) — Internet Archive. Personal responsibility of man, sermons preached in Oxford by the lord bishop of Oxford [and ... (1869) — Internet Archive. The rocky island, and other similitudes — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 16 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1805Samuel Wilberforce born at Clapham Common.
- 1839The Life of William Wilberforce digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1841Agathos, and other Sunday stories digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1849A History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1868The victor in the conflict. Sermons preached during the season of Lent, 1867 ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1869Personal responsibility of man, sermons preached in Oxford by the lord ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1873Samuel Wilberforce died at Dorking.
- 1873Faith and Free Thought: A Second Course of Lectures Delivered at the Request of the Christian ... digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
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- 1.
“Samuel Wilberforce”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q984399: Samuel Wilberforce
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