Sir William Dawes, 3rd Baronet
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The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Sir William Dawes PC Bt |
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| Archbishop of York | |
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| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| In office | 1714–1724 (death) |
| Predecessor | John Sharp |
| Successor | Lancelot Blackburne |
| Other posts | Dean of Bocking (1698–1708) Bishop of Chester (1708–1714) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1708 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 September 1671 Lyons, Essex, England |
| Died | 30 April 1724 (aged 52) Westminster, Middlesex, Great Britain |
| Buried | Chapel, St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge |
| Nationality | English (later British) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Sir John Dawes, Bt Christian née Lyons |
| Spouse | Frances D'Arcy (m.1692–1705) |
| Children | 5 sons & 2 daughters |
| Profession | preacher |
| Education | Merchant Taylors' School |
| Alma mater |
St John's College, Oxford St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge |
Sir William Dawes, 3rd Baronet PC (12 September 1671 – 30 April 1724) was an Anglican prelate. He served as Bishop of Chester from 1708 to 1714 and then as Archbishop of York from 1714 to 1724.
Dawes was born at Lyons, near Braintree in Essex and from the age of nine attended Merchant Taylors' School in London. Already excelling in Hebrew by the age of 15, he was barely 18 when he wrote his work in verse: The Anatomy of Atheisme, and his eminent The Duties of the Closet in prose.
In 1687, William matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, of which college he also became a fellow, then migrated to St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge in 1689. He graduated Master of Arts (MA Cantab) from St Catharine's in 1695, on royal decree (per lit. reg.) due to his young age; in 1696 he graduated in theology of Doctor of Divinity (DD).
William Dawes became the permanent pastor of William III (1688–1702) and was later court pastor of Queen Anne (1702–14). From 1698, at a young age, he was Canon of Worcester Cathedral.
He was Master of St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge between 1697 and 1714 and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge, 1698–9.
In 1698 he was elected rector in the village of Bocking (where the rector is called Dean of Bocking) near to his estates in Essex. Here he introduced the innovative custom of taking Holy Communion not only on the three great feasts, but once every month.
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