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David Melville (priest)

David Melville (priest)

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David Melville, DD (5 February 1813 – 8 March 1904) was a Church of England priest and university administrator.

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Educated initially at Shrewsbury School,[1] he was subsequently awarded a scholarship to Brasenose College, Oxford, where after graduating he was ordained as a clergyman. He became a University don,[2] and one of his scholars was William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley.[3] In 1846 he left Oxford and moved to Durham where he founded Bishop Hatfield's Hall.[4] He was Canon of Worcester Cathedral until he resigned in late 1902.[5]

He married Emma Hill at Kilcoo, County Down on 28 July 1848.[6]

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    Whitworth, Thomas (1971). Yellow Sandstone and Mellow Brick. p. 54.
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    Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p30
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    Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p31
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    Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p33
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    "Appointment". The Times. No. 36915. London. 3 November 1902. p. 9.
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    Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p33


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