Edward Maltby (1770-1859; ODNB), a liberal clergyman, whose ecclesiastical advancement was long delayed by his Whig politics; made bishop of Chichester, 1831, by the 2nd Earl Grey, enabling him to vote for the parliamentary reform bill in 1831-2; a controversial bishop of Durham, 1837-59, because of his open-mindedness towards members of other churches; his criticism of the restoration of a Roman catholic hierarchy prompted Lord John Russell to write an open statement of agreement, the 'Durham letter', which sparked the 'papal aggression' controversy of 1850; had a large part in the foundation of the University of Durham

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• 30 May 1921
• 29 Nov 1922