Henry Harper (bishop)

Henry John Chitty Harper (c. 1804 – 28 December 1893) was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 19th century.

[3] He was Chaplain of Eton College until December 1840 then Vicar of St Mary's, Stratfield Mortimer.

[10] On 12 December 1829 at St Maurice, Winchester, Harper married Emily Wooldridge.

[3] His eldest daughter, Emily Weddell Harper married the politician John Acland.

[11] Another son, Charles John Harper, owned various large farms[12][13] and unsuccessfully stood for election to the House of Representatives in the Ashburton electorate in 1899.

Harper, c. 1860
Harper's memorial in ChristChurch Cathedral