William Bell

(1731-1816)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Bell, William, 1731-1816 DNB: Bell, William (1731–1816), Church of England clergyman and benefactor LBT ID: WiBell1816 VIAF ID: 65101258 LOC ID: n84136211	B/BAP: 1731 DIED: 1816-09-29
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English divine educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge; he was prebendary at St Paul's Cathedral (1810) and founded scholarships at Cambridge University.
REFERENCES TO William Bell: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. XI. 1779-1786 Found 1: ¶ n1 Ch XXI. Found 1: ¶ n3