William Taylor (Archdeacon of Liverpool)

William Francis Taylor, DD (1820 – 19 March 1906[1]) was an Archdeacon in the Diocese of Liverpool.[2]

Taylor was educated at Trinity College, Dublin;[3] and ordained in 1848.[4] After curacies in Tranmere[5] and Claughton[6] he served incumbencies; St John, Liverpool; St Silas, Liverpool;[7] St Chrysostom, Everton;[8] and St Andrew, Toxteth Park. He was Chaplain to the Bishop of Liverpool, Rural Dean of Walton, an Honorary Canon of Liverpool Cathedral[9] Archdeacon of Warrington 1889-95[10] and finally Archdeacon of Liverpool from 1895 until his death.[11]

He was the father of Austin Taylor, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool East Toxteth from 1902 to 1910, Gerald Kyffin-Taylor, MP for Liverpool Kirkdale from 1910 to 1915, and judge William Kyffin-Taylor, 1st Baron Maenan.

Notes

1. "The Archdeacon Of Liverpool". The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 21, 1906; p. 11; Issue 37973
2. 'TAYLOR, Ven. William Francis', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 p. 1486, accessed 2 August 2015
3. Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860) Burtchaell, George Dames;Sadleir, Thomas Ulick p. 803 :Dublin, Alex Thom & Co, 1935
4. Ordination at Chester Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), 28 February 29, 1848; Issue 1966
5. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
6. Ecclesiastical Preferments The Morning Post (London, England), 7 May 1849; p. 7 Issue 23530
7. Church Blackburn Standard (Blackburn, England), 19 June 19, 1861; Issue 1377
8. Ecclesiastical Intelligence Essex Standard (Colchester, England), 24 February 24, 1871; Issue 2097
9. The Diocese of Liverpool Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), 16 August 16, 1880; Issue 10170
10. Ecclesiastical News. York Herald (York, England), 12 July 1889; p. 6; Issue 11891
11. Ecclesiastical Appointments. The Standard (London, England),5 December 1895; p. 8; Issue 22286