William Wake
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| William Wake | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
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| Enthroned | 1716 |
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| Ended | 24 January 1737 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Tenison |
| Successor | John Potter |
| Born | 26 January 1657 Blandford Forum, Dorset |
| Died | 24 January 1737 Lambeth Palace, London |
William Wake (26 January 1657 – 24 January 1737), was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.
[edit] Life
Wake was born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He took orders, and in 1682 went to Paris as chaplain to the ambassador Richard Graham, Viscount Preston (1648-1695). Here he became acquainted with many of the savants of the capital, and was much interested in French clerical affairs. He also collated some Paris manuscripts of the Greek Testament for John Fell, bishop of Oxford.
He returned to England in 1685; in 1688 he became preacher at Gray's Inn, and in 1689 he received a canonry of Christ Church, Oxford. In 1693 he was appointed rector of St James's, Westminster. Ten years later he became Dean of Exeter, and in 1705 he was consecrated bishop of Lincoln. He was translated to the see of Canterbury in 1716 on the death of Thomas Tenison.
During 1718 he negotiated with leading French churchmen about a projected union of the Gallican and English churches to resist the claims of Rome.[1] In dealing with nonconformity he was tolerant, and even advocated a revision of the Prayer Book if that would allay the scruples of dissenters.
His writings are numerous, the chief being his State of the Church and Clergy of England ... historically deduced (London, 1703). In these writings he produced a massive defense of Anglican Orders and again disproved the Nag's Head Fable by citing a number of documentary sources.[2] He died at his official home, Lambeth Palace.
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| Preceded by James Gardiner |
Bishop of Lincoln 1705–1716 |
Succeeded by Edmund Gibson |
| Preceded by Thomas Tenison |
Archbishop of Canterbury 1716–1737 |
Succeeded by John Potter |
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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| NAME | Wake, William |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1657-01-26 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blandford Forum, Dorset |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1737-01-24 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Lambeth Palace, London |
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