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Edward Bickersteth was an evangelical clergyman. Throughout his life he travelled overseas to report on the work of the Church Missionary Society around the world. He was secretary of the CMS from 1824-1831. He became rector of Watton in Hertfordshire but continued to promote the Society. Bickersteth was a close friend and advisor to Anthony Ashley-Cooper the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. His son Edward Henry Bickersteth (1885–1890) became bishop of Exeter.
Edward Bickersteth was an evangelical clergyman. Throughout his life he travelled overseas to report on the work of the Church Missionary Society around the world. He was secretary of the CMS from 1824-1831. He became rector of Watton in Hertfordshire but continued to promote the Society. Bickersteth was a close friend and advisor to Anthony Ashley-Cooper the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. His son Edward Henry Bickersteth (1885–1890) became bishop of Exeter.
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| Name: | Edward Bickersteth |
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| Title: | Reverend |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of birth: | 1786 |
| Date of death: | 1850 |
| Roles: | Clergy; Writer |
| Linked correspondent: | Anthony Ashley-Cooper (link opens in new window) |
| Project person ID: | SLP017 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Samuel William Reynolds after Alexander Mosses mezzotint published 1826 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
