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Show PRIMATE OF ENGLAND DEAD. Dr. Temple- took an active part in Warwickshire in support of Mr. Gladstone's Glad-stone's measure for the dis-establish-ment of the Irisi church, and the premier pre-mier nominated him to the bishopric of Exeter in succession to the late Dr. Philpotts an aDpomtment which i ;-'-' ' I, .;A 7 " The Most Rev. Frederick Temple, archbishop of Canterbury and primate .of all Ecgland, who had been ill tor some t::ue past, died December 23. ' The primate died of old age. The pathetic scene in Westminster abbey at the coronation of K:ns Edward was one of the earlier indications of his failing strength. Then came the collapse m the house .of lorus at the conclusion of a vlgor-1' vlgor-1' ;, .ous speecfi msupport of the education ';' .bill. He had not left his bed since. . a- The bishop of Winchester is consid-:,Vj. consid-:,Vj. .ered likely to be his "successor. '! .i ' .. . V Dr. Frederick Temoie was the son ,' ,of an officer m the army. He was 'born Nov. 30, 1S2.L. was educated at I the grammar school at Tiverton, and- proceedmg to Oxford became scholar of Balhol college and took his degree iof B. A. m 1842. He was elected fellow fel-low and mathematical tutor of his college,, col-lege,, and, having been ordained in ,1841), was appointed principal of the training college at Kneller hall, near .. Twickenham, in 1848. This post he resigned m ISo5. and after having iield an Uigpctorship of, schools-during the interval was appointed, on the resignation of Dr. Colborn in 1858, head master 'of Rugby school. . At the general election of 18G8 caused considerable commotion in clerical circles. On the death of Dr. Jackson in January, 1.SS5, Dr. Temple was appointed bishop of London. On the death of Dr. Benson in 1896 he was appointed archbishop of Canter- j bury. |