William Haighton Chappel (22 May 1860,

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– 11 July 1922,

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) was an

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and educator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chappel was the eldest son of Rev. William Pester Chappel, Rector of

and Canon of

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. He was educated at

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and

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, matriculating on 16 October 1879 and being awarded a scholarship. Graduating

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in 1883 (

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1887), Chappel graduated from

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in 1884, and was ordained in 1888. He was a master at Marlborough from 1884 to 1896, and Headmaster of the

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from 1896 to 1919. Chappel was Examining Chaplain to the

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1902–1905, and to the

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1905–1909, and became a Canon of Worcester Cathedral in 1907. When

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, Bishop of Worcester, was translated to become the first bishop of the newly revived see of Coventry in 1918, he persuaded Chappel to accompany him as the first Sub-Dean. Chappel was appointed Sub-Dean and Vicar of

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in 1918, and in 1919

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of Coventry and Vicar of

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in plurality. On 19 April 1892, Chappel married Gertrude Mary Carnsew, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Stone Carnsew, at

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1860 births 1922 deaths People educated at Marlborough College Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford 19th-century English Anglican priests 20th-century English Anglican priests Provosts and Deans of Coventry People from Camborne {{UK-reli-bio-stub