Sir William Dawes | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of York | |
 | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | York |
| In office | 1714–1724 |
| Predecessor | John Sharp |
| Successor | Lancelot Blackburne |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Bocking (1698–1708) Bishop of Chester (1708–1714) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1708 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1671 |
| Died | 30 April 1724 (aged 52) Westminster, Middlesex, Great Britain |
| Buried | Chapel, St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge |
| Nationality | English (later British) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Sir John Dawes Christian née Lyons |
| Spouse |
Frances D'Arcy
(m. 1692; died 1705) |
| Children | 5 sons & 2 daughters[1] |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge |
Sir William Dawes, 3rd Baronet (12 September 1671 – 30 April 1724) was an English Anglican prelate who served as Bishop of Chester from 1708 to 1714 and then as Archbishop of York from 1714 to 1724. Politically he was a Hanoverian Tory, who favoured the Hanoverian Succession.
- ^ "Dawes, Sir William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7336. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 9 February 2021.