William Benson
Politician, Architect
1682 – 1754
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Who was William Benson?
William Benson was a talented amateur architect and an ambitious and self-serving Whig place-holder in the government of George I. In 1718, Benson arranged to displace the aged Sir Christopher Wren as Surveyor of the King's Works, a project in which he had the assistance of John Aislabie, according to Nicholas Hawksmoor, who was deprived of his double post to provide places for Benson's brother.
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- Born
- 1682
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 2, 1754
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on July 23, 2013
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