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Arthur Christopher Benson, FRSL

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Birthplace: Crowthorne, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: June 17, 1925 (63)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (Heart failure following pleurisy)
Place of Burial: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Arch. Edward White Benson, D.D., D.C.L. and Mary (Minnie) Benson
Brother of Martin White Benson; Mary Eleanor Benson; Margaret (Maggie) Benson; E. F. Benson and Rev. Robert Benson

Occupation: essayist, poet, author and academic; 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. lyricist of "Land of Hope and Glory"
Managed by: Alisdair James Smyth
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About A. C. Benson

Arthur Christopher Benson, FRSL (24 April 1862 – 17 June 1925) was an English essayist, poet, author and academic[1] and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is noted for having written the words of the song "Land of Hope and Glory".

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A. C. Benson's Timeline

1862
April 24, 1862
Crowthorne, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1925
June 17, 1925
Age 63
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom