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'''Mary Benson''' (née '''Sidgwick''', 1841-1918, known as "Minnie" or "Ben") was the wife of [[Edward White Benson]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | '''Mary Benson''' (née '''Sidgwick''', 1841-1918, known as "Minnie" or "Ben") was the wife of [[Edward White Benson]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | ||
| − | She was born in [[Skipton]], [[Yorkshire]], the sister of the philosopher [[Henry Sidgwick]]. She was proposed to, aged 12, by her second cousin Edward Benson. They were married in 1859, and lived initially at [[Wellington College, Berkshire]], of which Edward was the first headmaster. By this time she had already had the first of her lesbian affairs, which she referred to as "swarmings". She and Edward had | + | She was born in [[Skipton]], [[Yorkshire]], the sister of the philosopher [[Henry Sidgwick]]. She was proposed to, aged 12, by her second cousin Edward Benson. They were married in 1859, and lived initially at [[Wellington College, Berkshire]], of which Edward was the first headmaster. By this time she had already had the first of her lesbian affairs, which she referred to as "swarmings". She and Edward had six children, including the writers [[E F Benson]], [[A C Benson]], [[R H Benson]], and the amateur Egyptologist [[Margaret Benson]]. |
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[[Category:1918 deaths]] | [[Category:1918 deaths]] | ||
Revision as of 04:48, 4 July 2015
Mary Benson (née Sidgwick, 1841-1918, known as "Minnie" or "Ben") was the wife of Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury.
She was born in Skipton, Yorkshire, the sister of the philosopher Henry Sidgwick. She was proposed to, aged 12, by her second cousin Edward Benson. They were married in 1859, and lived initially at Wellington College, Berkshire, of which Edward was the first headmaster. By this time she had already had the first of her lesbian affairs, which she referred to as "swarmings". She and Edward had six children, including the writers E F Benson, A C Benson, R H Benson, and the amateur Egyptologist Margaret Benson.
