Person: BENSON, Captain W.J.P., F.R.G.S. (1865-1927)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Captain William John Philip BENSON F.R.G.S.

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

occasional lantern lecturer

Main period of activity

1900s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

1865

born at

Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England

1909

resident

London, England

12 January 1909

~44

lecturer

Off the Beaten Track in South America (lantern lecture, Liskeard, Cornwall, England, 12 January 1909)

1927

resident

7 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, England

11 October 1927

~62

died at

London, England

8 November 1927

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1927 A-C p.265

Lucerna ID 6004992

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 15 July 2017

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Person: BENSON, Captain W.J.P., F.R.G.S. (1865-1927)