Thomas Powys (1747–1809) was an Anglican clergyman of the later 18th century.
He was the son of
Philip Powys, of
Hardwick House, Oxfordshire. He matriculated at
St John's College, Oxford in 1753; B.A. in 1757, and M.A. in 1760. He was rector of
Fawley, Buckinghamshire, and of
Silchester, Hampshire. In 1769 he was made a prebendary of
Hereford, and in 1779 was promoted to the deanery of
Bristol
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. In 1795 he took the degree of B.D. and D.D., and in the following year was appointed canon of
Windsor
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, which he resigned on his appointment as
Dean of Canterbury
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in 1797. He died at Canterbury on 7 October 1809, and was buried in the Lady Chapel of the Cathedral on the same day, according to the Cathedral Register.
[Meadows Cowper, ''Lives of the Deans of Canterbury, 1541-1900'', (Canterbury: 1900) p.206-7.]
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1747 births
1809 deaths
Deans of Canterbury
Canons of Windsor