Sir William Dawes, 3rd Baronet
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Sir William Dawes, 3rd Baronet (12 September 1671 – 30 April 1724) was an English Anglican prelate who served as Bishop of Chester from 1708 to 1714 and then as Archbishop of York from 1714 to 1724. Politically he was a Hanoverian Tory, who favoured the Hanoverian Succession.
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Sir William Dawes | |
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Archbishop of York | |
Province | York |
Diocese | York |
In office | 1714–1724 |
Predecessor | John Sharp |
Successor | Lancelot Blackburne |
Other post(s) | Dean of Bocking (1698–1708) Bishop of Chester (1708–1714) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1708 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1671-09-12)12 September 1671 |
Died | 30 April 1724(1724-04-30) (aged 52) Westminster, Middlesex, Great Britain |
Buried | Chapel, St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge |
Nationality | English (later British) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Sir John Dawes Christian née Lyons |
Spouse |
Frances D'Arcy
(m. 1692; died 1705) |
Children | 5 sons & 2 daughters[1] |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge |
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