Arthur Onslow (priest)

Arthur Onslow (31 August 1746 – 15 October 1817) was Dean of Worcester[1] from 1795 until his death.[2]

The son of Lieutenant General Richard Onslow, he was educated at Eton and Exeter College, Oxford.[3] He was ordained in 1774 and held incumbencies at St James Garlickhythe in the City of London, Shottesbrooke, Kidderminster, Wolverley and Lindridge.[4] He married Frances Phipps in 1772. They had two daughters and three sons, one of whom, Richard, was Archdeacon of Worcester from 1815 to 1849.

  1. ^ Hartlebury Castle Trust
  2. ^ Morning Post (London, England), 22 October 1817.
  3. ^ "Bishops and Deans of Worcester" Green,B: Worcester, Bertram Green, 1979
  4. ^ "Onslow, Arthur (1770–1818) (CCEd Person ID 37253)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 5 February 2014.