William Shuckburgh Swayne (1862–1941) was a Church of England bishop [1] and author [2] who served as Dean of Manchester [3] then Bishop of Lincoln [4] in the first half of the 20th century.
Born in 1862 he was educated at New College, Oxford [5] and ordained in 1886. [6] He began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at Lyndhurst and Stalbridge [7] and was then Diocesan Lecturer for Lichfield. After this he held incumbencies at St Matthew's Church, Walsall [8] and then St Peter's, Cranley Gardens, [9] a post he held until his consecration to the episcopate. [10] He died on 30 June 1941. [11]
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William Shuckburgh Swayne (1862–1941) was a Church of England bishop [1] and author [2] who served as Dean of Manchester [3] then Bishop of Lincoln [4] in the first half of the 20th century.
Born in 1862 he was educated at New College, Oxford [5] and ordained in 1886. [6] He began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at Lyndhurst and Stalbridge [7] and was then Diocesan Lecturer for Lichfield. After this he held incumbencies at St Matthew's Church, Walsall [8] and then St Peter's, Cranley Gardens, [9] a post he held until his consecration to the episcopate. [10] He died on 30 June 1941. [11]
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