Biography of Bishop Edward Maltby 1770-1859
On 06 Apr 1770 Bishop Edward Maltby was born.
In 1794 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 23) and Mary Harvey were married.
In 1824 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 53) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1825 [his wife] Mary Harvey died.
In 1826 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 55) and Margaret Green (age 42) were married.
In 1831 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 60) was appointed Bishop of Chichester.
In 1834 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 63) was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
In 1837 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 66) was elected Bishop of Durham.
In 1841 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 70) established the Maltby Fund for building work in the Durham diocese to mitigate the discovery that he had been earning around £12,000, up to £21,000 in 1841, contrary to the 1836 Established Church Act 1836 which set the maximum annual income for a bishop at £8,000.
In 1855 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 84) made an unprecedented request that he be allowed to retire and suggested an annual pension of £4,500. Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone was appalled, denouncing the request as simony, but he eventually conceded.
After 1859. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Bishop Edward Maltby (age 88).
On 03 Jul 1859 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 89) died. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.
In 17 Apr 1868 [his former wife] Margaret Green (age 84) died. Monument at St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map].
Margaret Green: Around 1784 she was born. In 1826 Bishop Edward Maltby and she were married.
