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William Wilson (priest)

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William Wilson DD (1545 – 15 May 1615) was a Canon of Windsor from 1584 to 1615[1] and Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral from 1596 to 1615.

Career

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He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and graduated BA in 1564, MA in 1570, BD in 1576 and DD in 1607.

He was appointed:

  • Rector of Islip, Oxford 1578
  • Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Prebendary of Rochester 1591
  • Rector of Cliffe, Kent
  • Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral 1596 - 1615
  • Prebendary of Ealdstreet in St Paul's 1615.

He was appointed to the third stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1584 and held the canonry until 1615.

Notes

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  1. ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle