William Wilson (priest)

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

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

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