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Hugh Pearson (1817–1882) was vicar of Sonning and a Canon at Windsor, both in Berkshire, England. == Life == Hugh Pearson was the son of Hugh Nicholas Pearson (1776–1856), who was Dean of Salisbury (1823–46).〔"Pearson, Hugh Nicholas". ''The Concise Dictionary of National Biography'', Volume III: N–Z. Oxford University Press, 1992.〕 He was born in Oxford and studied briefly at Eton College, before moving on to Harrow School, where he was Head Boy.〔Perkins, p. 127.〕 He then attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he obtained his MA degree in 1841.〔"Pearson, Hugh". ''The Concise Dictionary of National Biography'', Volume III: N–Z. Oxford University Press, 1992.〕 Pearson was ordained a Deacon in 1941 and became a curate at Withyham, near Tonbridge Wells in the same year.〔 He moved to the Thames-side village of Sonning (then in the Diocese of Salisbury) as vicar in the following year and became a notable Victorian vicar at St Andrew's Church there for forty years. Soon after he arrived, he suffered a riding accident on a bridge at the then newly created Sonning Cutting on the Great Western Railway, when his horse bolted due to a passing steam train. This was a possible reason why he did not move on to higher office and he remained vicar of Sonning for the rest of his life. While Pearson was vicar, many changes to the church took place. He arrived at Sonning in 1842 to find the church in poor repair.〔Perkins, pp. 115–6.〕 The church as it can be seen today is largely Victorian, with major restoration started by Henry Woodyer in 1852.〔Perkins, pp. 125–8.〕 Pearson was a close friend of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881), Dean of Westminster, who also attended Balliol College.〔 In addition, many of Pearson's curates at Sonning were from Balliol. From 1876 until his death in 1882, Pearson was also a Canon of the Eleventh Stall at St George's Chapel within Windsor Castle, during the reign of Queen Victoria.〔 He collapsed on Easter Sunday, during Holy Communion, on 9 April 1882.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hugh Pearson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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