William Beaumont Busby (1757 – 31 August 1820) was
Dean of Rochester
The Dean of Rochester is the head of the chapter of canons at Rochester Cathedral, the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester. The current dean is Philip Hesketh, who has served in that role since June 2016.
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from 1808 to 1820.
He was born in 1757 and educated at
Winchester and
New College, Oxford. Appointed 43rd
Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons
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by Speaker
Henry Addington in 1796, he was
Rector
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of
Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
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, and then
Canon of the First Stall, St George's Chapel, Windsor, from 1803 to 1808 before his elevation to the
Deanery.
He died on 31 August 1820.
[Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries. The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland, &c. (Lancaster, England), Saturday, 23 September 1820; Issue 1005. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.]
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1757 births
People educated at Winchester College
Alumni of New College, Oxford
Chaplains of the House of Commons (UK)
Canons of Windsor
Deans of Rochester
1820 deaths
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