William Wade (Canon of Windsor)

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William Wade MA (1672–1733) was a Canon of Windsor from 1720 to 1730. [1]

Dean and Canons of Windsor ecclesiastical body of St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle

The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

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Family

He was born in 1672, the son of Jerome Wade. His brother was General George Wade.

George Wade British Field Marshal

Field Marshal George Wade was a British Army officer who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance before leading the construction of barracks, bridges and proper roads in Scotland. He went on to be a military commander during the War of the Austrian Succession and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces during the Jacobite rising of 1745.

He died in 1733 in Bath.

Career

He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and graduated BA in 1694, MA in 1697.

Trinity College, Cambridge constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England

Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. With around 600 undergraduates, 300 graduates, and over 180 fellows, it is the largest college in either of the Oxbridge universities by number of undergraduates. In terms of total student numbers, it is second only to Homerton College, Cambridge.

He was appointed:

He was appointed to the tenth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1720 and held the canonry until 1730.

St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle Church in Windsor, England

St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England, is a chapel designed in the high-medieval Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar, a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch, and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter. Seating approximately 800, it is located in the Lower Ward of the castle.

Notes

  1. Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

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