# Reverend Mr. Gorham — Eminent Victorians character guide

> Reverend Mr. Gorham in Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Gorham, the Gorham

**First appearance:** 0003-cardinal-manning

## Who they are

Anglican clergyman involved in a famous doctrinal controversy.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eminent_victorians_se/chapters/iv)

The Gorham judgment is the catalyst for Manning's crisis; it concerns the doctrine of baptismal regeneration and the authority of Parliament over the Church.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eminent_victorians_se/chapters/v)

The Gorham judgment is referenced as a factor that made the Anglican bishopric less appealing to Manning.

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