William Day (bishop)

William Day (1529 – 20 September 1596) was an English clergyman, Provost of Eton College for many years, and at the end of his life Bishop of Winchester.

The Right Reverend William Day
Bishop of Winchester
Diocese	Diocese of Winchester
Elected	3 November 1595 (elected)[1] 22 January 1596 (confirmed)[2]
In office	1595–1596 (death)
Predecessor	William Wickham
Successor	Thomas Bilson
Other posts	Dean of the Chapel Royal & Dean of Windsor (1572–1595) Provost of Eton College (1561–1595) Archdeacon of Nottingham (1560–1565)
Personal details
Born	1529 Shropshire, England[3]
Died	20 September 1596 (aged 65–68)
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Elizabeth Barlow
Children	6
Profession	Theologian
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge

Ordination history of William Day
History Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury Co-consecrators Richard Fletcher, Bishop of London John Young, Bishop of Rochester Date 25 January 1596 Place the chapel, Lambeth Palace
Source(s):[2][4]

Life

He was born the son of Richard Day of Shropshire and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, where he was Fellow in 1548, and graduated MA, in 1553.[5] He became Provost of Eton College in 1561, his predecessor Richard Bruerne being ejected; it was a position he held until 1595.[6][7][8]

He was created Archdeacon of Nottingham in 1561 and canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor in 1563, before being appointed Dean of the Chapel Royal and Dean of Windsor in 1572. He was registrar of the Order of the Garter, from 1584, and chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, from 1587. He was raised to the episcopy as Bishop of Winchester in 1595.[7]

He died in 1596.

Family

George Day, Bishop of Chichester, was his brother.[7] He married Elizabeth Barlow, daughter of William Barlow.[6] Francis Day of Madras was possibly a grandson, son of his son William Day of Bray.[9]

References

1. "Day, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7373. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. Cassan, Stephen Hyde. The Lives of the Bishops of Winchester: From Birinus, the First Bishop of the West Saxons, to the Present Time; Vol. II. p. 64 Accessed 11 September 2014
3. Cassan, Stephen Hyde. The Lives of the Bishops of Winchester: From Birinus, the First Bishop of the West Saxons, to the Present Time; Vol. II. p. 59 Accessed 11 September 2014
4. Cassan, Stephen Hyde. The Lives of the Bishops of Winchester: From Birinus, the First Bishop of the West Saxons, to the Present Time; Vol. II. p. 60 Accessed 11 September 2014
5. "Day, William (DY545W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
6. "Provosts". etoncollege.com. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
7. Concise Dictionary of National Biography
8. Arthur Clutton-Brock, Eton (1900), p. 35.
9. "The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai / Madras Miscellany : A look back at Madras's founders". hindu.com. Retrieved 2014-04-12.