William Maclagan


William Maclagan

Archbishop of York
ProvinceProvince of York
DioceseDiocese of York
Installed15 September 1891, York Minster
Term ended1908 (ret.)
PredecessorWilliam Connor Magee
SuccessorCosmo Gordon Lang
Other post(s)Bishop of Lichfield (24 June {?}/11 July 1878 {enthr.}–1891)
Personal details
Born(1826-06-18)18 June 1826
Died19 September 1910(1910-09-19) (aged 84)
South Kensington, Middlesex, England
BuriedBishopthorpe churchyard
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceBishopthorpe Palace (as archbishop)
ParentsDavid Maclagan & Jane née Whiteside
Spouse1. Sarah née Clapham, 1860 (m.)–1862 (her d.)
2. the Hon Augusta née Barrington, 1878 (m.)–1910 (his d.)
Childrenwith Sarah: Revd Walter & 1 other son; with Augusta: Sir Eric & 1 daughter
EducationRoyal High School, Edinburgh
Alma materPeterhouse, Cambridge
Ordination history of
William Maclagan
History
Diaconal ordination
DateTrinity Sunday 1856
Priestly ordination
Date1857
Episcopal consecration
DateNativity of John the Baptist 1878
Stained glass window showing arms of Bishop Maclagan (bottom left), Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross

William Dalrymple Maclagan (18 June 1826 – 19 September 1910) was Archbishop of York from 1891 to 1908, when he resigned his office, and was succeeded in 1909 by Cosmo Gordon Lang, later Archbishop of Canterbury.[1] As Archbishop of York, Maclagan crowned Queen Alexandra in 1902.

  1. ^ York Minster | Lists of Archbishops Archived 7 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine at www.yorkminster.org