David Melville (priest)

David Melville
Born 5 February 1813
Bloomsbury
Died 8 March 1904
Worcester
Nationality English
Occupation don, cleric,

David Melville was a Church of England priest and university administrator. Educated initially at Shrewsbury School,[1] he was subsequently awarded a scholarship to Brasenose College, Oxford, where after graduating he was ordained as a clergyman. He became a University don,[2] and one of his scholars was William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley.[3] In 1846 he left Oxford and moved to Durham where he founded Bishop Hatfield's Hall.[4] He married Emma Hill at Kilcoo, County Down on 28 July 1848.[5]

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  1. Whitworth, Thomas (1971). Yellow Sandstone and Mellow Brick. p. 54. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p30
  3. Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p31
  4. Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p33
  5. Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p33


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