William Busby (priest)
William Beaumont Busby | |
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| Born | 1757 |
| Died | 1820 |
William Beaumont Busby[1] (1757 – 31 August 1820) was Dean of Rochester[2] from 1808[3] to 1820.
He was born in 1757 and educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford.[4] He was Rector of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire and then Canon of the First Stall, St George's Chapel, Windsor from 1803 to 1808 before his elevation to the Deanery.[5]
He died on 31 August 1820.[6]
References
- ^ National Archives
- ^ Medway Records
- ^ The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland, &c. (Lancaster, England), Saturday, March 26, 1808; Issue 354. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
- ^ "William Beaumont Busby". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
- ^ British History on-line
- ^ Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries. The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland, &c. (Lancaster, England), Saturday, September 23, 1820; Issue 1005. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
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