William Stephens (Dean of Winchester)
| The Very Reverend Dr William Richard Wood Stephens DD FSA | |
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| Dean of Winchester | |
| In office 1895 – 1902[1] | |
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| Born | 5 October 1839 Gloucestershire |
| Died | 22 December 1902[2] |
| Nationality | British |
| Religion | Church of England |
William Richard Wood Stephens was Dean of Winchester in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[3]
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and graduated in 1862. Ordained in 1865, he began his career with a curacy in Staines, after which he was Vicar of Mid Lavant, a Lecturer at Chichester Theological College and Rector of Woolbeding[4] before his elevation to the Deanery. His death was attributed to eating oysters at a banquet in honour of the Mayor of Winchester.[5][6]
Notes
- ↑ "Houses of Benedictine monks: Priory of St Swithun, Winchester". A History of the County of Hampshire 2: 108–115. 1973. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, 23 Dec 1902; pg. 4; Issue 36958; col D Obituary. The Dean Of Winchester
- ↑ “Who was Who”1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ ”The Clergy List” London, William Clowes and Son,1879
- ↑ Emsworth heritage Project
- ↑ Hayling U3A
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| Preceded by George William Kitchin |
Dean of Winchester 1895–1902 |
Succeeded by William Mordaunt Furneaux |
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