• Source: William Gibson (priest)

      • William Gibson DD (1717 - 1754) was a Canon of Windsor from 1746 to 1754 and Archdeacon of Essex from 1747 to 1752.


      Family


      He was born in 1717, the son of Bishop Edmund Gibson of London.


      Career


      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.


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