William Swayne

William Shuckburgh Swayne (1862–1941) was a Church of England bishop^[1] and author^[2] who served as Dean of Manchester^[3] then Bishop of Lincoln^[4] in the first half of the 20th century.

Born in 1862 he was educated at New College, Oxford^[5] and ordained in 1886.^[6] He began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at Lyndhurst and Stalbridge^[7] and was then Diocesan Lecturer for Lichfield. After this he held incumbencies at St Matthew's Church, Walsall^[8] and then St Peter's, Cranley Gardens,^[9] a post he held until his consecration to the episcopate.^[10] He died on 30 June 1941.^[11]

References

^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
^ Amongst others he wrote: “The Psalm of the Saints”, 1904; “The Beatitudes”, 1913; “St Paul and his Gospel”, 1915; “Personal Union with Christ”, 1917;and “Parsons Pleasure, 1934” > British Library Catalogue accessed 13 May 2009
^ National Archives
^ New Bishop Of Lincoln. Dean Swayne Appointed. The Times Monday, 10 November 1919; p. 14; Issue 42253; col F
^ University Intelligence. Oxford, Oct. 10. The Times Saturday, 11 October 1884; p. 9; Issue 31262; col F
^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ Church web-site
^ Genuki
^ Diocese of Lincoln web-site
^ The Times, Wednesday, 2 July 1941; p. 2; Issue 48967; col G Obituary Dr W.S. Swayne

Church of England titles
Preceded by James Edward Cowell Welldon	Dean of Manchester 1918–1920	Succeeded by Hewlett Johnson
Preceded by Edward Lee Hicks	Bishop of Lincoln 1920–1932	Succeeded by Frederick Cyril Nugent Hicks

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Late Medieval	John Dalderby Anthony Bek Henry Burghersh Thomas Bek John Gynwell John Bokyngham Henry Beaufort Philip Repyngdon Richard Fleming William Grey William Alnwick Marmaduke Lumley John Chadworth Thomas Rotherham John Russell
Early modern	William Smyth Thomas Wolsey William Atwater John Longland Henry Holbeach John Taylor John White Thomas Watson Nicholas Bullingham Thomas Cooper William Wickham William Chaderton William Barlow Richard Neile George Montaigne John Williams Thomas Winniffe Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) Robert Sanderson Benjamin Lany William Fuller Thomas Barlow Thomas Tenison James Gardiner William Wake Edmund Gibson Richard Reynolds John Thomas John Green Thomas Thurlow
Late modern	George Pretyman (later Pretyman Tomline) George Pelham John Kaye John Jackson Christopher Wordsworth Edward King Edward Hicks William Swayne Nugent Hicks Aylmer Skelton Leslie Owen Maurice Harland Kenneth Riches Simon Phipps Bob Hardy John Saxbee Christopher Lowson Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely (acting) David Court (acting) Stephen Conway

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