He was one of the best scholars of his day, and attained to the headship of his old school and college: he served as Headmaster of Westminster 1753–1765, and Dean of Christ Church 1767–1776. Between those headships, he held the deanery of Rochester 1765–1767. He held from time to time a number of livings, and in 1771 was made Bishop of Chester and tutor to the Prince of Wales[4] (later George IV). In 1776 he became Archbishop of York, and also Lord High Almoner and privy councillor.
Bishop Markham was also the person who composed the Latin memorial for George Berkeley, the famous philosopher.[5]
Personal life
In 1759, Markham married Sarah Goddard, the daughter of John Goddard, a wealthy English merchant of Rotterdam, with whom he had six sons and seven daughters:
^Collected Works of George Berkeley, 1951, Thomas Nelson Press, editor A.A. Luce, vol. VII p.385
^Markham, Clements R., ed. (2010) [1881]. Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet. p. 153. ISBN 9781108022552.
^Cannon, Richard, ed. (1848). Historical Record of the Twentieth, or the East Devonshire Regiment of Foot. Parker, Furnivall, & Parker. p. 27. ISBN 9780665483516.
^Troide, Lars E.; Cooke, Stewart J., eds. (2012). The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney. Vol. 5. p. 185. ISBN 9780773586765.
^William Mure. Glasgow University (multi-tab page)
References
Markham, David Frederick (1854). A history of the Markham family. London: John Bowyer Nichols and sons.
External links
William Markham at the Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (ECPA)