Henry Wilson, 10th Baron Berners
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1 October 1762
The Lord Berners | |
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_-_Henry_Wilson_(1761–1851),_10th_Lord_Berners_-_800823_-_National_Trust.jpg) Portrait of Lord Berners, by Robert Scott Tait, 1841 | |
| Born | Henry Wilson 1 October 1762 |
| Died | 26 February 1851 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Sumpter
(m. 1788; died 1845) |
| Parent(s) | Henry William Wilson Mary Miller |
| Relatives | Harriet Tyrwhitt, 12th Baroness Berners (granddaughter) |
Henry Wilson, 10th Baron Berners (1 October 1762 – 26 February 1851) was an English reverend and peer.
Wilson was born on 1 October 1762.[1] He was the son of Mary (née Miller) Wilson and Henry William Wilson (1728–1796) of Didlington Hall and Ashwellthorpe Hall. Among his siblings were elder brother, Robert Wilson, 9th Baron Berners, and sister, Mary Wilson (the wife of Col. George Crump, of Allexton Hall).[2] His younger brother, Rev. George Wilson, was the father of Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet.
His paternal grandparents were Henry Wilson and Elizabeth (née Knyvett) Wilson.[1] His maternal grandparents were Sir John Miller, 4th Baronet, and the former Susan Combe (a daughter of Dr. Matthew Combe of Winchester).[2]
He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, graduating with a B.A. in 1785 and a M.A. in 1789.[2]
Career
From 1789 to 1845, he served as Rector of Allexton, Leicestershire, as well as Rector at Kirby Cane, Norfolk, between 1820 and 1851.[2]
Upon the death of his elder brother on 25 March 1838, he succeeded as the 10th Baron Berners.[3][a] His portrait was painted in 1841 by Robert Scott Tait. Today, it is owned by the National Trust and held at Sheringham Park.[4]
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