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William Davy (divine)

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William Davy (1743–1826), was an English divine.

Davy graduated with a B.A. from Balliol College, Oxford in 1766. He was vicar of Winkleigh, Devonshire from 1825–6. Davy wrote A System of Divinity on the Being, Nature, and Attributes of God which he printed himself.

References

  • Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Davy, William (1743-1826)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.