David Williams (archbishop of Huron)

David Williams was the Anglican Bishop of Huron and later Metropolitan of Ontario^[1] in the 20th century.

The Right Reverend David Williams in 1924

Born in 1853 and educated at St David’s College, Lampeter, he was ordained in 1885.^[2] His first post was a Curate at Blaenau Ffestiniog. In 1887 he became a professor at Huron Theological College. He was the rector of St James’ Stratford from 1892 to 1904 then Archdeacon of Perth.^[3] He was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Huron in 1905 and became the Metropolitan of the Province of Ontario in 1926.^[4] He died in post on 7 October 1931.^[5]

Notes

1. Metropolitans of Ontario Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
2. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
3. Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 764.
4. With the supplementary title of Archbishop of Huron
5. The Times, Tuesday, Oct 08, 1935; pg. 1; Issue 47189; col A Deaths

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Maurice Scollard Baldwin	Bishop of Huron 1905 – 1931	Succeeded by Charles Allen Seager
Preceded by George Thorneloe	Metropolitan of Ontario 1926– 1931	Succeeded by James Fielding Sweeny