William Diaper | |
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Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Bath and Wells |
Orders | |
Ordination | Deacon (1709) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1685 Bridgwater, Somerset, England |
Died | 1717 (aged 31/32) Deane, Hampshire, England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford
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William Diaper (1685–1717) was an English clergyman, poet and translator of the Augustan era. Having taken the wrong political side at a time of regime change, he lost the patrons who were advancing his career and died in obscurity shortly afterwards.