edward white benson

Edward White Benson (born July 14 1829; died October 11 1896) was an academic and held the post of Archbishop of Canterbury. He suggested to Henry James the general plot for James' classic ghost story, "The Turn of the Screw." Edward Benson had six children with his wife Mary Sidgwick Benson, the sister of philosopher Henry Sidgwick. Their fifth child became the novelist E F Benson. Another son was A C Benson, the author of the words to Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory. Their six and youngest child, Robert Hugh Benson, converted to Roman Catholicism and wrote several novels.

Preceded by: first incumbent	Bishop of Truro	Followed by: George Howard Wilkinson
Preceded by: Archibald Campbell Tait	Archbishop of Canterbury	Followed by: Frederick Temple

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