William Robert Fremantle was the Dean of Ripon from 1876 until his death on 8 March 1895. He was born on 30 August 1807 and educated at

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and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1828 he became a

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of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Curate of Swanbourne. He held incumbencies in Pitchcott and

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before his elevation to the Deanery."A Dictionary of Universal Biography: Of All Ages and of All Peoples" Hyamson,A.M:London : Routledge & Kegan Paul ; New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., 1966 He was the brother of

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, and therefore uncle of the Hon William Fremantle, who succeeded Fremantle as Dean of Ripon.

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1807 births People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford Deans of Ripon 1895 deaths {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub