William Bruce Knight
In this name, the family name is Bruce Knight, not Knight.
Brice Knight in 1834
William Bruce Knight (1786 - 1845) was Dean of Llandaff[1] from 1843[2] until his death.[3]
Bruce Knight was born in Braunton and educated at Exeter College, Oxford.[4] He held incumbencies at Llantrithyd[5] and Margam; and was a Prebendary of Llandaff Cathedral; and, from 1825, it's Chancellor.
He died on 8 August 1845:[6] His brother was an English barrister, known as a judge and politician.[7]
References
- ↑ History of Parliament On-line
- ↑ 'MISCELLANEOUS' Berrow's Worcester Journal, Thursday, October 19, 1843; Issue 7351
- ↑ 'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' Dundee Courier, Tuesday, August 26, 1845; Issue 1512
- ↑ "Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886" Foster, J p803: Oxford, Parker & Son, 1888
- ↑ Geograph
- ↑ "Death of the Dean of Llandaff"
- ↑ G. F. R. Barker, ‘Bruce, Sir James Lewis Knight- (1791–1866)’, rev. Hugh Mooney, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 3 Oct 2015
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| Preceded by John Probyn |
Dean of Llandaff 1843 - 1845 |
Succeeded by William Conybeare |
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