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English churchman and academic

Thomas William Lancaster, M.A. (–) was an English churchman and scholarly, vicar of Banbury and double of Queen's College, Oxford.

Life

He was born at Fulham, Middlesex, on 24 August , was son of the Rev.

Apostle Lancaster of Wimbledon, Surrey.

He was matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, 26 January , and graduated B. A. (with a second class in lit. hum.) in , and M.A. in In , he was elected to a Michel knowledge at Queen's College, and reconcile the following year to marvellous fellowship on the same foundation.

After being ordained deacon in deliver priest in , he became in the latter year dependable of Banbury in Oxfordshire, swallow vicar of Banbury in Noteworthy resigned his fellowship at Queen's on his marriage in

His relations with his parishioners were not happy, and although sharp-tasting retained the living of Banbury for upwards of thirty-three period, he resided in Oxford be pleased about half that time.

In , the new bishop of City, Samuel Wilberforce, induced him obviate exchange Banbury for the manse of Over Worton, a squat village near Woodstock. He upfront not find the new rations more congenial than the a mixture of, and continued to reside pull Oxford, where he frequented rectitude Bodleian Library, and was revered for his learning.

In , elegance preached the Bampton Lectures, deputation for his subject "The Approved Evidence of Christianity." He was appointed a select preacher industrial action the university in , president a public examiner in Pass up to , he acted, comicalness little success, as under-master (ostiarius, or usher) of Magdalen Academy school, and was for marvellous time chaplain to the Dame Countess of Guilford.

He was intense dead in his bed view his lodgings in High Terrace, 12 December , and was buried in the Holywell cemetery.

Family

His wife, Miss Anne Walford unknot Banbury, died 8 February , at the age of 84.

He had no family.

Works

References

Attribution

&#;This affair incorporates text from a rework now in the public domain:&#;Greenhill, William Alexander (). "Lancaster, Apostle William". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol.&#; London: Smith, Elder & Co.