Record

Document Reference	Os C 41
Title	Letter from J.E. Denison to Rev. E. Denison, [later Bishop of Salisbury]; n.d. [1836]
Date	1836
Extent	6 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Discusses Edward Denison's prospects for Regius Professorship [of divinity at Oxford University] as his name is before Lord Melbourne; informs him that Rev. Shuttleworth and [Thomas] Arnold are out of question for position; refers to announcement at meeting of Ecc[lesistical] Com[missioners] of death of [Bishop] Burton and subsequent discussion of Regius Professorship; informs him that he declined to give parliamentary address when pressed by Government in attempt to appear non partisan. Marked 'Private' on f 6v.
Term	appointments, educational
	appointments, clerical
	parliamentary business, speeches

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6068	Lamb; H. William (1779-1848); 2nd Viscount Melbourne; M.P., Home Secretary 1830-4, P.M. 1834 and 1835-41	1779-1848
NA9511	Harcourt; Edward V. (1757-1847); Archbishop of York; previously Vernon; Archbishop 1807	1757-1847
NA9512	Blomfield; Charles J. (1786-1857); Bishop of London; bishop of London 1828	1786-1857
NA9513	Shuttleworth; Philip N. (1782-1842); Bishop of Chichester	1782-1842
NA1899	Arnold; Thomas (1795-1842); Dr; headmaster of Rugby school 1828-42; author	1795-1842
NA9514	Burton; Edward (1794-1836); Dr; theologian	1794-1836
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873
NA8625	Denison; Edward (1801-1854); Bishop of Salisbury; brother of J.E. Denison	1801-1854