William Danks (b Nottingham, 3 September 1845- d Canterbury 4 September 1916) was Archdeacon of Richmond from 1894 until 1907.[1]

Danks was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford.[2] After a curacy at Basford he held incumbencies at Ilkley, Richmond, Yorkshire. He also wrote several books.[3]

References

  1. ^ Deaths The Times (London, England), Thursday, 22 June 1916; pg. 11; Issue 41200
  2. ^ "Danks, William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 20 April 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Amongst others he wrote "The Church on the Moor", 1886; "Canterbury Described", 1910; and "Memorials of the Cathedral and Priory of Christ in Canterbury", 1912 > British Library web site accessed Friday 20 April 2018
Church of England titles Preceded byEdwards Cust Archdeacon of Richmond 1894 - 1907 Succeeded byArmstrong Hall


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