David Melville (priest)

David Melville, DD (5 February 1813 – 8 March 1904) was a Church of England priest and university administrator.

David Melville
Born	5 February 1813 Bloomsbury
Died	8 March 1904 Worcester
Nationality	English
Occupation	don, cleric,

Educated initially at Shrewsbury School,[1] he was subsequently awarded a scholarship to Brasenose College, Oxford, where after graduating he was ordained as a clergyman. He became a University don,[2] and one of his scholars was William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley.[3] In 1846 he left Oxford and moved to Durham where he founded Bishop Hatfield's Hall.[4] He was Canon of Worcester Cathedral until he resigned in late 1902.[5]

He married Emma Hill at Kilcoo, County Down on 28 July 1848.[6]

Works

• The probable course of legislation on popular education, and the position of the church in regard to it (1868)

References

1. Whitworth, Thomas (1971). Yellow Sandstone and Mellow Brick. p. 54.
2. Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p30
3. Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p31
4. Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p33
5. "Appointment". The Times (36915). London. 3 November 1902. p. 9.
6. Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p33