William Busby (priest)

William Busby
Born1757
Died1820 (aged 62–63)

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] Appointed 43rd Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons by Speaker Henry Addington in 1796,[5] 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.[6]

He died on 31 August 1820.[7]

References

  1. ^ National Archives
  2. ^ Medway Records
  3. ^ The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland, &c. (Lancaster, England), Saturday, 26 March 1808; Issue 354. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
  4. ^ "William Beaumont Busby". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
  5. ^ Gray, Donald (1991). "busby+william"+chaplain Chaplain to Mr Speaker: The Religious Life of the House of Commons. H.M. Stationery Office. ISBN 9780108506345. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. ^ British History on-line
  7. ^ Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries. The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland, &c. (Lancaster, England), Saturday, 23 September 1820; Issue 1005. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
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