William Lea (priest)

William Lea (b Stone, Worcestershire 6 June 1820 - d Droitwich 24 September 1889) was Archdeacon of Worcester from 1881 to 1889.^[1]

Walters was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, matriculating in 1839 and graduating B.A. in 1842,^[2] and was ordained in 1845.^[3] He was for many years the Vicar of St Peter, Droitwich.^[4]

References edit

^ Archdeacon Of Worcester. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 07, 1911; pg. 4
^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Lea, William (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1885 p 717: London, Horace Cox, 1885
^ "Church news". Church Times. No. 956. 20 May 1881. p. 335. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 2 May 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Richard Hone	Archdeacon of Worcester 1881–1889	Succeeded by William Walters

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