William Conybeare (Provost of Southwell)

The Very Rev William James Conybeare was an eminent Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century.^[1]

William James Conybeare was born on 19 December 1871 and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2]^[3] Ordained in 1898,^[4] he was Domestic Chaplain to successive Archbishops of Canterbury then Head of the Cambridge House Lay Settlement, Camberwell. In 1909 he became Rector of Newington and in 1916 Rector of Southwell Minster and Archdeacon of Nottingham. In time he became its first Provost apost he held from 1931 to 1945. He died on 13 May 1955.^[5]

Church of England titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Provost of Southwell 1931–1945	Succeeded by Hugh Christopher Lempriere Heywood

Notes

^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
^ Conybeare, William James in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
^ University Intelligence The Times Wednesday, May 01, 1895; pg. 11; Issue 34565; col C
^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
^ The Very Rev. W. J. Conybeare The Times Saturday, May 14, 1955; pg. 10; Issue 53220; col E

Provosts and Deans of Southwell

Provosts	William Conybeare • Hugh Heywood • John Pratt • Murray Irvine • David Leaning (became Dean)

Deans	David Leaning (previously Provost) • John Guille

Office holders in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham • The Bishop of Sherwood • The Dean of Southwell • The Archdeacon of Nottingham The Archdeacon of Newark