William Wilson (priest)

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William Wilson DD (1545 – 15 May 1615) was a Canon of Windsor from 1584 to 1615 and Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral from 1596 to 1615.

He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and graduated BA in 1564, MA in 1570, BD in 1576 and DD in 1607

He was appointed:

Rector of Islip, Oxford 1578

Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury

Prebendary of Rochester 1591

Rector of Cliffe, Kent

Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral 1596 - 1615

Prebendary of Ealdstreet in St Paul’s 1615.

He was appointed to the third stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1584 and held the canonry until 1615.

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