William Powell (Archdeacon of Bath)

The Venerable William Powell, D.D. was an Anglican priest in England during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.[1]

Powell was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] He was appointed Fellow in 1564 and Praelector in 1578. He held he livings at St Mary, Reading and All Hallows, Bread Street in the City of London. He was appointed a Canon Residentiary of Wells Cathedral in 1583 and Archdeacon of Bath in 1584.[3] Powell died on 12 March 1612, and is buried in the Quire of Wells Cathedral.

Notes

1. " Description of Bath" Wood, J. p209: W. Bathoe; and T. Lownds; 1765
2. Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Popham-Price
3. Horn, Joyce M. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, 10, pp. 18–20