In 1845 he was appointed by Sir Robert Peel to the vacant deanery of Westminster and was, soon after, inducted to the living of Islip, near Oxford, a preferment attached to the deanery.
In 1845 he was appointed by Sir Robert Peel to the vacant Deanery of Westminster (he succeeded Samuel Wilberforce). Soon after, he was inducted to the living of Islip, near Oxford, a preferment attached to the deanery.