William Hornby (priest)

William Hornby (1810 - 1899) was the inaugural Archdeacon of Lancaster.^[1]

Hornby was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was Vicar of St Michael's on Wyre from 1847 to 1885;^[2] and Rural Dean of Preston from 1850^[3] to 1878.^[4]

He died on 20 December 1899.^[4] His son was also Archdeacon of Lancaster from 1909 to 1936.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Archdeacon of Lancaster 1870–1895	Succeeded by Arthur Frederic Clarke

References

^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 28, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34772
^ ‘HORNBY, Ven. William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 28 Feb 2014
^ 'Church' Blackburn Standard (Blackburn, England), Wednesday, January 09, 1850; Issue 782
^ ^a ^b Obituary The Rev William Hornby The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 22, 1899; pg. 5; Issue 36019

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Manchester Cathedral Bishopscourt, Broughton Church House, Manchester
Office holders	David Walker, Bishop of Manchester Mark Davies, Bishop suffragan of Middleton Matthew Porter, Bishop suffragan of Bolton AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Rogers Govender, Dean of Manchester Karen Lund, Archdeacon of Manchester Rachel Mann, Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford Karen Smeeton, Archdeacon of Rochdale
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Burnley (1901–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn) Bishop suffragan of Whalley (1909–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn) Bishop suffragan of Hulme (1924–2009) Archdeacon of Lancaster (1847–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn) Archdeacon of Blackburn (1877–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn)