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 | | He was educated at King Edward VI.s school, Birmingham, under James Prince Lee, afterwards bishop of Manchester, and amongst his school-fellows were B.F. Westcott and J. Lightfoot, both of whom preceded him to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was elected a sub-sizar in 1848, becoming subsequently sizar and scholar. |
 | | Benson took his degree in 1852 as a senior optime, eighth classic and senior chancellors medallist, and was elected fellow of Trinity in the following year. |
 | | On the death of Dr Tait, Benson was nominated to the see of Canterbury and was enthroned on the 29th of March 1883. |
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