William Haighton Chappel (22 May 1860, Camborne – 11 July 1922, Coventry) was an Anglican priest and educator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]
Chappel was the eldest son of Rev. William Pester Chappel, Rector of Camborne and Canon of Truro Cathedral.[2] He was educated at Marlborough College and Worcester College, Oxford, matriculating on 16 October 1879 and being awarded a scholarship.[3] Graduating B.A. in classics in 1883 (M.A. 1887), Chappel graduated from Theological College in 1884, and was ordained in 1888.[4]
He was a master at Marlborough from 1884 to 1896,[4] and Headmaster of the King's School, Worcester from 1896 to 1919.[5]
Chappel was Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Worcester 1902[4]–1905, and to the Bishop of Birmingham 1905–1909, and became a Canon of Worcester Cathedral in 1907.[citation needed] When Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs, Bishop of Worcester, was translated to become the first bishop of the newly revived see of Coventry in 1918, he persuaded Chappel to accompany him as the first Sub-Dean.[6] Chappel was appointed Sub-Dean and Vicar of Coventry Cathedral in 1918, and in 1919 Rural Dean of Coventry and Vicar of Stivichall in plurality.[7]
On 19 April 1892, Chappel married Gertrude Mary Carnsew, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Stone Carnsew, at Exeter Cathedral.[8]
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- ^ Deaths The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 13, 1922; pg. 14; Issue 43082
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c Marlborough College Register (5th ed.). p. 278.
- ^ "King's School Archives". King's School Worcester. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "From the Archives: History of Chappel House". King's School Worcester. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Chappel, William Haighton". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (June 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Marriages". The Cornishman. 21 April 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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