William Wake


William Wake
Archbishop of Canterbury
Portrait by Thomas Gibson
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseCanterbury
In office1716–1737
PredecessorThomas Tenison
SuccessorJohn Potter
Orders
Consecration21 October 1705
by Thomas Tenison
Personal details
Born(1657-01-26)26 January 1657
Died24 January 1737(1737-01-24) (aged 79)
Lambeth Palace
BuriedCroydon Minster
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
Previous post(s)Dean of Exeter (1703–1705)
Bishop of Lincoln (1705–1716)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

William Wake (26 January 1657 – 24 January 1737) was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 to his death.


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