William Hayley (priest)
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William Hayley (1683–1715) of Cleobury Mortimer, Salop was a Church of England priest and dean of Chichester Cathedral.[1]
Hayley matriculated at the age of 15 and went on to become a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was awarded a BA in 1676, MA in 1680 and DD in 1695.[2]
Career
William Hayley was ordained in September 1683.[2] He was chaplain to Sir William Trumbull the ambassador to Constantinople (modern day Istanbul) and Paris.[3]
Hayley was also chaplain to King William III.[4] In 1695 he was instituted Rector of St Giles in the Fields, London. Then in 1699 he was appointed Dean of Chichester Cathedral, a post he held until his death in 1715.[3]
