William Wake

William Wake (26 January 1657 – 24 January 1737) was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.

Life

Wake was born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He took orders, and in 1682 went to Paris as chaplain to the ambassador Richard Graham, Viscount Preston (1648–1695). Here he became acquainted with many of the savants of the capital, and was much interested in French clerical affairs. He also collated some Paris manuscripts of the Greek New Testament for John Fell, bishop of Oxford.

He returned to England in 1685; in 1688 he became preacher at Gray's Inn, and in 1689 he received a canonry of Christ Church, Oxford. In 1693 he was appointed rector of St James's, Westminster. Ten years later he became Dean of Exeter, and in 1705 he was consecrated bishop of Lincoln. He was translated to the see of Canterbury in 1716 on the death of Thomas Tenison. Tenison had been his mentor, and was responsible for his obtaining his bishopric, despite the notable reluctance of Queen Anne, who regarded the appointment of bishops as her prerogative and distrusted Tenison's judgment.

William Wake (disambiguation)

William Wake (1657–1737) was an English priest and the archbishop of Canterbury 1716 until his death in 1737.

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William Wake (governor)

William Wake was the governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 26 November 1742 to 17 November 1750. Father of Margaret Wake Tryon, wife of William Tryon (8 June 1729 – 27 January 1788), who was the governor of the Province of North Carolina (1765–1771) and the Province of New York (1771–1780).

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William Wake (cricketer)

William Robert Wake (21 May 1852 – 14 March 1896) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played three matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1881.

Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Wake was a right-handed batsman, who scored only thirteen first-class runs at 4.33, with a best score of 11. His right arm slow bowling was not called upon, although he did take two catches. The son of a solicitor, he played cricket as an amateur, and qualified as a solicitor himself. He played cricket for Pitsmoor C.C. and football for Sheffield F.C.

His uncle, Bernard Wake, played ten games for Yorkshire from 1849 to 1851, before the creation of 'first-class' cricket.

Wake died in March 1896 in Norwood, Sheffield, aged 43 years.

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