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<p> archbishop of York, was born at Lyons, near Braintree, in 1671. He was educated at St. John's College, Oxford, and [[Catharine]] Hall, Cambridge; became master of Catharine Hall in 1696, bishop of [[Chester]] in 1707, and finally archbishop of York in 1714. He died in 1724. He had a lively imagination, a strong memory, and a sound judgment. He was one of the most popular preachers of his day. Among his writings are The [[Anatomy]] of [[Atheism]] (1693, 4to): — Duties of the Closet, etc. (1707, 8vo), etc. A collection of his works was published (Lond. 1733, 3 vols. 8vo), with a preface, giving some account of his life and character. — Darling, Cyclopaedia Bibliographica, 1:870; Biographia Britannica, v. 15, </p> | Sir William Dawes <ref name="term_36778" /> | ||
==References == | <p> archbishop of York, was born at Lyons, near Braintree, in 1671. He was educated at St. John's College, Oxford, and [[Catharine]] Hall, Cambridge; became master of Catharine Hall in 1696, bishop of [[Chester]] in 1707, and finally archbishop of York in 1714. He died in 1724. He had a lively imagination, a strong memory, and a sound judgment. He was one of the most popular preachers of his day. Among his writings are The [[Anatomy]] of [[Atheism]] (1693, 4to): '''''—''''' Duties of the Closet, etc. (1707, 8vo), etc. A collection of his works was published (Lond. 1733, 3 vols. 8vo), with a preface, giving some account of his life and character. '''''—''''' Darling, Cyclopaedia Bibliographica, 1:870; Biographia Britannica, v. 15, </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_36778"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/dawes,+sir+william,+d.d. Sir William Dawes from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_36778"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/dawes,+sir+william,+d.d. Sir William Dawes from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Sir William Dawes [1]
archbishop of York, was born at Lyons, near Braintree, in 1671. He was educated at St. John's College, Oxford, and Catharine Hall, Cambridge; became master of Catharine Hall in 1696, bishop of Chester in 1707, and finally archbishop of York in 1714. He died in 1724. He had a lively imagination, a strong memory, and a sound judgment. He was one of the most popular preachers of his day. Among his writings are The Anatomy of Atheism (1693, 4to): — Duties of the Closet, etc. (1707, 8vo), etc. A collection of his works was published (Lond. 1733, 3 vols. 8vo), with a preface, giving some account of his life and character. — Darling, Cyclopaedia Bibliographica, 1:870; Biographia Britannica, v. 15,
