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William Falkner, D.D. (died 1682) was an English divine.
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William Falkner, D.D. (died 1682) was an English divine.
Falkner received his education at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1652, M.A. in 1656, and D.D. in 1680. On 23 July 1679 he was collated by the Bishop of Ely to the rectory of Glemsford, Suffolk. [1] He was also town preacher at the chapel of St. Nicholas, King's Lynn, where he died on 9 April 1682. By his wife Susan, daughter of Thomas Greene, merchant and alderman of Lynn (who died on 30 August 1680), he had several children.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : "Falkner, William". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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