Tait, Archibald Campbell (1811–1882)

Archbishop of Canterbury. As archbishop he had to deal with the increasingly bitter conflicts between Ritualists and Low Churchmen. He was largely responsible for the Public Worship Regulation Act of 1874; many of the provisions which were to make it abortive, however, were the result of amendments with which he disagreed.

Tait was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at Glasgow University and Balliol College, Oxford University. In 1842 he succeeded Arnold as headmaster of Rugby School. In 1849 he became dean of Carlisle. In 1856 he was made bishop of London, and 12 years later was raised to the primacy.