William Stanley ( 1647 - 1731 )

Birth: Hinckley, Leicestershire, England Baptism: 22 August 1647 Death: Much Hadham, Hertfordshire (09 October 1731) Burial: St Paul's Cathedral, London Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Education: Jeremy Crompton's School at Ashley, Lancashire; St John's College, Cambridge; BA (1667); Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; MA (1670), BD (1678), DD (Lambeth 1685); Incorporated at Cambridge (1694) Career: Fellow of Corpus Christi (1669-1682); ordained priest (1672); Chaplain to the Earl of Essex; University Preacher, Cambridge (1676); Rector of Rayne, Essex (1681-1683); Rector of St Mary Magdalene, Old Fish Street, London (1682-1690); Prebendary of St Paul's (1684-1731), Canon Residentiary (1689-1731); Clerk of the Closet to the Queen (1689-1694); Rector of Much Hadham, Hertfordshire (1690-1723); Archdeacon of London (1692-1731); Master of Corpus Christi (1693-1698); Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University (1693-1694); Dean of St Asaph (1706-1731) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/11/1689 Proposers: Frederic Slare.