Dean of Llandaff, Wales (1786–1845)
This British surname is
barrelled , being made up of multiple names. It should be written as
Bruce Knight , not
Knight .
Bruce Knight in 1834 William Bruce Knight (baptised 31 December 1785 – 8 August 1845) was an Anglican cleric who was Dean of Llandaff [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Life
Bruce Knight was born in Braunton , Devon , to John Knight and his wife, Margaret Bruce. He was named after an elder brother who was born in 1782 and lived only four months.[ 4] Llanblethian in the Vale of Glamorgan . He was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School and Sherborne .[ 5] Exeter College, Oxford .[ 6] incumbencies at Llantrithyd [ 7] Margam ; and was a Prebendary of Llandaff Cathedral ; and, from 1825, its Chancellor .
His brother James Knight-Bruce was a British barrister, known as a judge and politician.[ 8]
Works
Bruce Knight wrote:[ 5]
Remarks Historical and Philological on the Welsh Language A Critical Review of John Jones' Reply He was one of the editors of the 1841 revised version of the Welsh Book of Common Prayer [ 5]
References
^ History of Parliament On-line ^ 'MISCELLANEOUS' Berrow's Worcester Journal
^ 'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' Dundee Courier
^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975 ^ a b c "Knight, William Bruce (1785–1845), Welsh scholar, ecclesiastic, and administrator" . Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales . Retrieved 20 November 2016 .^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Knight, William Bruce" Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 Wikisource .^ Geograph ^ Barker, G. F. R. (23 September 2004). "Bruce, Sir James Lewis Knight-(1791–1866)". The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi :10.1093/ref:odnb/3738 .
