William Cleaver
William Cleaver (1742–1815) was an
Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, and bishop
of three sees.
Life
He was the eldest son of the Rev. William Cleaver, who was the headmaster of a private school at
Brasenose College
; he became M.A. on 2 May 1764.
In 1768 he was a candidate for the
Bodleian librarianship. The votes between him and his competitor John Price were equal, and the latter was appointed on account of being a few months the senior. Cleaver became tutor to George Nugent-Temple-Grenville. He was successively made vicar of Northop in Flintshire, prebendary of Westminster (1784), Principal of Brasenose College (1785), bishop of Chester (1787), bishop of Bangor (1800), and bishop of St Asaph
(1806). He retained the headship of Brasenose until 1809, and almost constantly lived there.
At Bangor in 1802, he cautioned an old servant who let apartments against a stray lodger who the bishop thought might be no better than a swindler. This suspicious personage was
higher education of women
.
Works
Among his writings were De Rhythmo Graecorum, 1775, and Directions to the Clergy of the Diocese of Chester on the Choice of Books, 1789. He also edited the edition of Homer printed at Oxford by the Grenville family.
References
- ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Cleaver, William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.