William Howley

William Howley (1766–1848), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1828, was the patron of Archdeacon Benjamin Harrison who inherited a portion of his library. Howley was educated at Winchester College and then New College, Oxford (BA 1787, MA 1791) where he was subsequently fellow and tutor. He was appointed a canon of Christ Church, Oxford in 1804 and regius professor of divinity in 1809. He was appointed bishop of London in 1813.

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Lambeth Palace. Library. List of some of the early printed books in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth. By ... S. R. Maitland ... 1843.

Inscription on half-title: For the Library of Canterbury Cathedral W. Cantuar:.

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Catalogue of the books, both manuscript and printed, which are preserved in the library of Christ Church, Canterbury. 1802.

Inscription on front free endpaper: Canterbury Cathedral Library — Bibl. Howl.

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The catalogue of the Bishop of London's private library. 1821.