Charles Hickman | |
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| Bishop of Derry | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| See | Diocese of Derry |
| In office | 1703–1713 |
| Predecessor | William King |
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| Born | 1648 ? |
| Died | 1713 |
Charles Hickman (1648 – 18 November 1713), anAnglicandivine in theChurch of Ireland, wasBishop of Derry from 1703 to 1713.
He was born in Northamptonshire, was aKing's Scholar atWestminster School and enteredChrist Church, Oxford in 1667. He graduated B.A. in 1671, M.A. in 1674, B.D. in 1684 and D.D. in 1685.
He was appointed Rector of St. Ebbs, Oxford, Chaplain to the Duke of Southampton and Lord Chandos (1680), Domestic Chaplain to the Earl of Rochester in 1684 and Chaplain in ordinary to William III in 1690. He was lecturer at St. James', Westminster in 1692, Chaplain to Queen Anne and Rector of Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire, 1698–1703. With the patronage ofLawrence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester,Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1700- 1703, Hickman was elevated to the episcopy asBishop of Derry on 11 June 1703, a position he held to his death.
He died in 1713. He had married Anne Burgoyne in April 1703, with whom he had one daughter. He died in London on 28 November 1713 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Derry 1703–1713 | Succeeded by |
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