William Nicholson, bishop of Gloucester

(1591-1672)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Nicholson, William, 1591-1672 DNB: Nicholson, William (1591–1672), bishop of Gloucester LBT ID: WiNicho1672 VIAF ID: 37257494 LOC ID: n85114952	B/BAP: 1591-11-01 DIED: 1672-02-05
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, he was a clergyman in Wales before being consecrated bishop of Gloucester in 1661.
REFERENCES TO William Nicholson, bishop of Gloucester: Robert Southey to John May, 5 August 1805 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Found 1: ¶ 3 Charles Cuthbert Southey, The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Ch. XI. 1804-1805