William Gibson (priest)
William Gibson DD (1717 - 1754) was a Canon of Windsor from 1746 to 1754[1] and Archdeacon of Essex from 1747 to 1752.
Family[edit]
He was born in 1717, the son of Bishop Edmund Gibson of London.
Career[edit]
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated BA in 1737, MA in 1740, BD and DD in 1751.
He was appointed:
- Rector of Thorley, Hertfordshire
- Rector of Gilston, Hertfordshire
- Rector of St Botolph Bishopsgate 1743 - 1752
- Rector of St Martin Ludgate 1741 - 1743
- Prebendary of Rugmere in St Paul’s 1741 - 1743
- Prebendary of Kentish Town in St Paul’s 1742 - 1746
- Prebendarty of Chamberlainwood in St Paul’s 1742 - 1746
- Archdeacon of Essex 1747 - 1752
He was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1746 and held the canonry until 1754.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle