William Hornby (priest)

William Hornby (1810–1899) was the inaugural Archdeacon of Lancaster.^[1]

Hornby was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was Vicar of St Michael's on Wyre from 1847 to 1885;^[2] and Rural Dean of Preston from 1850^[3] to 1878.^[4]

He died on 20 December 1899.^[4] His son was also Archdeacon of Lancaster from 1909 to 1936.

References

^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 28, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34772
^ ‘HORNBY, Ven. William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 28 Feb 2014
^ 'Church' Blackburn Standard (Blackburn, England), Wednesday, January 09, 1850; Issue 782
^ ^a ^b Obituary The Rev William Hornby The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 22, 1899; pg. 5; Issue 36019

Church of England titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Archdeacon of Lancaster 1870–1895	Succeeded by Arthur Frederic Clarke

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