George Buckley Bower (1748– c. 1800) [1] [2] [3] was an English churchman and academic. He was Archdeacon of Richmond from 1797 until his death. [4]
He was the son of Buckley Bower, an attorney in Stockport. He was born there, baptised there on 30 June 1848, and was educated at Manchester Grammar School. [1] [5] [6] He matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford in 1764, graduating B.A. in 1768. [2] In 1769 he became a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. [7]
From 1787 Bower was the incumbent at Great Billing, becoming also Archdeacon of Richmond in 1797. [8] He died at Aspenshaw Hall, Derbyshire. One source gives the date of death as 26 December 1800. [5] Other sources state he died in 1801.
Bower was married, his wife dying in 1800, before he did. A daughter Frances survived them, dying in 1815. [9]
He was the nephew of Edward Penny, who left him notes of his lectures as first professor of painting at the Royal Academy. [10]
George Buckley Bower (1748– c. 1800) [1] [2] [3] was an English churchman and academic. He was Archdeacon of Richmond from 1797 until his death. [4]
He was the son of Buckley Bower, an attorney in Stockport. He was born there, baptised there on 30 June 1848, and was educated at Manchester Grammar School. [1] [5] [6] He matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford in 1764, graduating B.A. in 1768. [2] In 1769 he became a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. [7]
From 1787 Bower was the incumbent at Great Billing, becoming also Archdeacon of Richmond in 1797. [8] He died at Aspenshaw Hall, Derbyshire. One source gives the date of death as 26 December 1800. [5] Other sources state he died in 1801.
Bower was married, his wife dying in 1800, before he did. A daughter Frances survived them, dying in 1815. [9]
He was the nephew of Edward Penny, who left him notes of his lectures as first professor of painting at the Royal Academy. [10]