William Fremantle (Dean of Ripon, died 1895)
William Robert Fremantle (30 August 1807[1] – 8 March 1895[2]) was a British clergyman who was the Dean of Ripon from 1876 [3] until his death.
Biography
[edit]He was educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1828 he became a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Curate of Swanbourne. He held incumbencies in Pitchcott and Middle Claydon before his elevation to the Deanery.[4]
He was the brother of Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, and therefore uncle of the Hon William Fremantle, who succeeded Fremantle as Dean of Ripon.
References
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- ^ thePeerage.com
- ^ The Dean Of Ripon. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 09, 1895; pg. 12; Issue 34520
- ^ THE NEW DEAN OF RIPON.-The Rev.William Robert Fremantle. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 05, 1876; pg. 13; Issue 28595
- ^ "A Dictionary of Universal Biography: Of All Ages and of All Peoples" Hyamson,A.M:London : Routledge & Kegan Paul ; New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., 1966