William Rowe Lyall

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William Rowe Lyall (February 11, 1788 - February 17, 1857) was Dean of Canterbury from 1845 to 1857. He was born in Stepney, Middlesex, the fifth son of John Lyall and Jane Comyns. He died at Canterbury, Kent. His career is describe Clive Dewey in his book "The Passing of Barchester", published by Hambledon Press, London, in 1991. One of his famous nephews was Alfred Comyn Lyall, the Indian civil servant (1835 - 1911).