Francis Lear (dean of Salisbury)

Francis Lear (1789 in Downton, Wiltshire – 1850 in Salisbury) was Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1846 until his death.[1]

Lear was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1806, and then Magdalen College from 1809, graduating B.A. in 1810, M.A. 1813, and becoming a Fellow in 1819.[2] He held livings in Wiltshire at Chilmark and Bishopstone (near Salisbury). He was Archdeacon of Sarum from 1836[3] until his appointment as Dean. He died on 23 March 1850.[4]

Lear married Isabella Mary Majendie.[5] Their son, also named Francis, succeeded his father as rector of Bishopstone[6] and was Archdeacon of Sarum from 1875 until his death on 1914.[7]

Isabella paid for the construction in 1854 of All Saints' Church, East Harnham, in memory of her husband; it had been his wish to provide a church for this outlying district of the city.[8]

References

  1. ^ DEATH OF THE DEAN OF SALISBURY. The Morning Post (London), Wednesday, March 27, 1850; p. 4; Issue 23805
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Lear, Francis (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence 'The Essex Standard, and Colchester, Chelmsford, Maldon, Harwich, and General County Advertiser' (Colchester, England), Friday, December 30, 1836; Issue 313
  4. ^ Deaths. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 27, 1850; pg. 9; Issue 20447
  5. ^ "Francis Lear". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ^ Baggs, A.P.; Crittall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H (1980). Crowley, D.A. (ed.). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 11 pp3-19 – Parishes: Bishopstone". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Canon Francis Lear" The Times (London, England), Friday, 20 February 1914; pg. 9; Issue 40452
  8. ^ "Church of All Saints, East Harnham, Salisbury". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Sarum
1836–1846 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Dean of Salisbury
1846–1850 		Succeeded by


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