William Sparrow Simpson
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William Sparrow Simpson (1828–1897) Anglican Priest and librarian.
William Sparrow Simpson was educated at Queen's College, Cambridge, receiving his BA in 1851, and earning an MA from Oxford four years later.[1] He was appointed a Doctor of Divinity by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1873.[2]
Ordained priest in 1852 he carried out a curacy at St Mark's Kennington (1851–1856). In 1857 he became Rector of St Vedast Foster Lane with St Michael-le-Querne, St Matthew Friday-street, and St. Peter Cheapside, which he retained until his death. Much of his career was spent at St. Paul's Cathedral where he was a minor canon from 1861, Succentor (1876–1885), Junior Cardinal (1878–1881), and Sub-Dean from 1881.[1][3]
He was an active librarian of St. Paul's Cathedral from 1861, and was additionally made an Honorary Librarian at Lambeth Palace Library in 1870.[1] He was a noted antiquary and collectors of books and curiosities, and has been described as 'the best historian of St Paul's Cross'.[4]
He was the father of William John Sparrow Simpson, who published his father's memoir in 1899.[5]
Selected Works[edit]
- Chapters in the History of Old S. Paul's (1881)
- Education. A sermon [on Luke ii. 45-47]... (1858)
- Mormonism: its history, doctrines and practices (1853)
- On the statutes of Dean Colet for the government of chantry priests and other clergy in St. Paul's Cathedral, London (1890)
- S. Paul's Cathedral Library: a Catalogue (1893)
- Sermons Preached in the Church of St. Matthew, Friday Street (1859)
- Visitations of Churches Belonging to St. Paul's Cathedral in 1297 and in 1458 (1895)
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c Crockford's Clerical Directory. London: Horace Cox. 1893. pp. 1211–1212.
- ^ "Page:Alumni Oxoniensis (1715-1886) volume 4.djvu/75 - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Novum Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense: Or, London Diocesan Clergy Succession from the Earliest Time to the Year 1898, with Copious Notes. S. Sonnenschein. 1898.
- ^ Morrissey, Mary (2011-06-16). Politics and the Paul's Cross Sermons, 1558-1642. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-957176-5.
- ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.