William Powell was an Anglican priest in England during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. [1]
Powell was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. [2] He was appointed Fellow in 1564 and Praelector in 1578. He held livings at St Mary, Reading and All Hallows, Bread Street in the City of London. He was appointed a Canon Residentiary of Wells Cathedral in 1583 and Archdeacon of Bath in 1584. [3] Powell died on 12 March 1612, and is buried in the Quire of Wells Cathedral.
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