William Norris (1719–1791) was an English clergyman and
antiquarian
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.
Life
He was brother to
Robert Norris. He was elected
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
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on 4 April 1754, and that year began to assist
Joseph Ames as secretary to the society. On Ames's death, in 1759, Norris became sole secretary, and held the post as an effective official until 1786, when he retired on account of ill-health.
He was for several years corrector for the press to
Thomas Baskett
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, the royal printer. He died in Camden Street,
Islington
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, in November 1791, and was buried in the burial-ground of
St James, Pentonville
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, on 29 November.
References
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1719 births
1791 deaths
18th-century English Anglican priests
English antiquarians
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London