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William Bruce Knight

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Template:Multi-part family name William Bruce Knight (1786 - 1845) was Dean of Llandaff[1] from 1843[2] until his death.[3]

Bruce Knight was born in Braunton and educated at Exeter College, Oxford.[4] He held incumbencies at Llantrithyd[5] and Margam; and was a Prebendary of Llandaff Cathedral; and, from 1825, it's Chancellor.

He died on 8 August 1845:[6] His brother was an English barrister, known as a judge and politician.[7]

References

  1. ^ History of Parliament On-line
  2. ^ 'MISCELLANEOUS' Berrow's Worcester Journal, Thursday, October 19, 1843; Issue 7351
  3. ^ 'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' Dundee Courier, Tuesday, August 26, 1845; Issue 1512
  4. ^ "Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886" Foster, J p803: Oxford, Parker & Son, 1888
  5. ^ Geograph
  6. ^ "Death of the Dean of Llandaff"
  7. ^ G. F. R. Barker, ‘Bruce, Sir James Lewis Knight- (1791–1866)’, rev. Hugh Mooney, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 3 Oct 2015
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Llandaff
1843 - 1845
Succeeded by

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