William-Richard-George, Ninth Earl of Derby: Life, governance and appointment of Bishop Wilson
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- Name
- William-Richard-George, Ninth Earl of Derby: Life, governance and appointment of Bishop Wilson
- Description
- Extract from Draper's 'House of Stanley' (1864) covering the life and tenure of the 9th Earl of Derby (d. 1702), his appointment of Dr. Thomas Wilson as Bishop of Sodor and Man in 1698, and the Earl's modest involvement in Isle of Man governance. Includes genealogical details of the Derby family and accounts of Wilson's influence on the Earl's financial and personal affairs.
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- Colonel William Christian (Virginia)
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- Emigration and Diaspora
- Type
- Published Reference Work
- Date Created
- 1864
- Language
- English