Samuel Butler (schoolmaster)


Samuel Butler

Bishop of Lichfield
Portrait of Butler in his bishop's robes
DioceseDiocese of Lichfield
In office1836–1839
PredecessorHenry Ryder
SuccessorJames Bowstead
Personal details
Born(1774-01-30)30 January 1774
Died4 December 1839(1839-12-04) (aged 65)
DenominationAnglican
EducationRugby School
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

Samuel Butler FRS (30 January 1774 – 4 December 1839) was an English classical scholar and schoolmaster of Shrewsbury School, and Bishop of Lichfield. His grandson was Samuel Butler, the author of the novel Erewhon.


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