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