William Atwater (1440–1521) was an

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churchman, who became

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in 1514. He was a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1480. He served as

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, in the period from 1497 to 1502. He became vicar of

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in 1495. He became

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, in 1502. In 1504 he was appointed Canon of the eleventh stall at

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, a position he held until 1514. He was Chancellor of Lincoln from 1506 to 1512.

References

*''Concise Dictionary of National Biography'' *Margaret Bowker (1968), ''The Secular Clergy in the Diocese of Lincoln, 1495 to 1520'' *A. Hamilton Thompson (editor) (1940), ''Visitations in the Diocese of Lincoln 1517-1531. Vol I. Visitations of Rural Deaneries by William Atwater…1517-1520''. (Publications of the Lincoln Record Society, Vol. 33.)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Atwater, William 1440 births 1521 deaths Bishops of Lincoln Archdeacons of Huntingdon Archdeacons of Lewes 16th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford 15th-century English people Deans of Salisbury Deans of the Chapel Royal Canons of Windsor 15th-century English clergy 1440s births