William Buller
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Right Reverend William Buller, DD (1735–1796) was Bishop of Exeter from 1792 to 1796.[1]
He was born probably at Morval, Cornwall to parents John Francis Buller and Rebecca Trelawney. He was educated at the Christ Church College, Oxford gaining BA in 1757, MA in 1759; BD and DD in 1781.[2] His first ecclesiastical appointments were as rector of Brightwell and canon of Winchester Cathedral. He was also rector of North Waltham,[3] and became a canon residentiary of Windsor in 1773 and was selected dean of Exeter in 1784. In 1790 he was translated as Dean of Canterbury.[4] Buller returned to Exeter as Bishop in late 1792.[2][5]
William married Anne Thomas, the daughter of John Thomas, Bishop of Winchester, on 19 April 1762.[6]
Buller was a friend of George Austen, the father of Jane Austen, who educated his son Richard. Richard became a correspondent of Jane, but died young.[7] He died on 12 December 1796.
Notes
- ↑ http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/EM/bishops.php
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ http://www.southernlife.org.uk/northwaltham_church.htm
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34584
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13457. p. 694. 8 September 1792.
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ Irene Collins, Jane Austen and the Clergy (2003), pp. 9-10.
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| Preceded by | Dean of Canterbury 1790–1792 |
Succeeded by Folliott Cornewall |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Exeter 1792–1796 |
Succeeded by Henry Reginald Courtenay |
