William Markham, archbishop of York

(1719-1807)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Markham, William, 1719-1807 NRA: Markham William (1719-1807) Archbishop of York DNB: Markham, William (bap. 1719, d. 1807), archbishop of York LBT ID: WiMarkh1807 VIAF ID: 35882218 LOC ID: n85089599	B/BAP: 1719-04-09 DIED: 1807-11-03
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Educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford, he was headmaster of Westminster School (1753-64), dean of Christ Church, bishop of Chester (1771), and archbishop of York (1777).
REFERENCES TO William Markham, archbishop of York: Sydney Smith to Lady Holland, 9 December 1807 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Found 2: ¶ 2 ¶ n1 Saba Holland, A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Chapter V Found 2: ¶ 3 ¶ 13 Chapter VII Found 1: ¶ 2 Letters 1807 Found 1: ¶ n1