William Thomson (bishop)


William Thomson

Archbishop of York
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceProvince of York
DioceseDiocese of York
Elected1862
Term ended1890 (death)
PredecessorCharles Longley
SuccessorWilliam Connor Magee
Other post(s)Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol
Personal details
Born(1819-02-11)11 February 1819
Died25 December 1890(1890-12-25) (aged 71)
BuriedBishopthorpe
DenominationAnglican
SpouseZoë Skene
EducationShrewsbury School
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford
"The Archbishop of Society"
As depicted by "Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 24 June 1871
Memorial to Archbishop William Thomson (d. 1890) in the south transept at York Minster

William Thomson, FRS, FRGS (11 February 1819 – 25 December 1890) was an English church leader, Archbishop of York from 1862 until his death.