- William Henry Ridley
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name = William Henry Ridley
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birth_date =2 April 1816
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death_date =17 February 1882
death_place =Brighton ,East Sussex
church =Church of England
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education =Christ Church, Oxford
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offices_held =Rector
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spouse = Sophia Albertina
children = Henry Colborne Mannoir Ridley
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footnotes = Anglican PortalWilliam Henry Ridley (1816–1882) was a priest in the
Church of England and an author.Life
Ridley, born on
2 April 1816 , was eldest son of Henry Colborne Ridley (1780–1832),rector ofHambledon , nearHenley-on-Thames , a descendant of the Ridleys of Willimoteswick. His mother was Mary, daughter of James Ferrier ofLincoln's Inn Fields . He matriculated fromChrist Church, Oxford , on 15 May, 1834, was a student 1836–41, and graduated B.A. in 1838, and M.A. in 1840.cite web | last =Boase | first =G. C.| authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Ridley, William Henry (1816–1882), Church of England clergyman and author | work =Dictionary of National Biography Vol. IIL | publisher =Smith, Elder & Co. | date = 1896 | url = http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/olddnb.jsp?articleid=23633 | format = HTML | accessdate = 2007-12-31]He succeeded to the family living of Hambledon on 25 July, 1840, and continued there until his death. In 1859 he became
rural dean ofWycombe , and in 1871 an honorary canon of Christ Church, Oxford.He died at
Brighton on 17 February 1882, having married, on 25 Aug. 1841, Sophia Albertina, second daughter ofCharles Richard Sumner ,bishop of Winchester ; by her, who died on 1 July, 1884, he had an only son, Henry Colborne Mannoir Ridley.Publications
Ridley was a voluminous writer of theological literature, but many of his publications are only single sermons and tracts. The latter include two ‘Plain Tracts on Confirmation’ (1844 and 1862), which had a wide circulation. His chief works are:
*"The Holy Communion," parts i. and ii. 1854; 3rd edit. 1860.
*"What can we do for our Soldiers in the East?" 1854.
*"Clerical Incomes and Clerical Taxation; Dr. Phillimore's Bill for the Assessment of Tithe Commutation Rent Charges," 1856.
*"What can we do for our Fellow Subjects in India?" 1857.References
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