- William Dolben
William Dolben (c. 1588 – 1631) was a Welsh clergyman.
Life
Dolben was born in
Pembrokeshire and was educated atWestminster School andChrist Church, Oxford , graduating with a BA degree in 1607 and an MA degree (as fromAll Souls College, Oxford ) in 1610. He obtained his BD degree in 1617 and his DD degree in 1619. After his ordination, he was the incumbent of twobenefice s in Pembrokeshire:Stackpool Elidyr (1616) andLawrenny (1620), becomingrector ofLlanynys ,Denbighshire in 1623. He was (for about four months in 1623) the rector ofSt Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange before becoming rector of both Stanwick andBenefield inNorthamptonshire on8 November 1623 . His marriage in 1623 to Elizabeth Williams, niece of John Williams (who was at the timeBishop of Lincoln , and who was to becomeArchbishop of York ), helped him to be appointed to the Lincolnprebend ofCaistor . He maintained connections with Pembrokeshire, still possessing the rectory of Stackpool when he died in 1631 at the age of 42. He was buried at Stanwick. He was survived by two sons:John Dolben , later Archbishop of York, and William Dolben, a judge. [cite web|first=Stephen |last=Wright|title=Dolben, William (1588?–1631)|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press |date= Sept 2004 (online edition, Jan 2008)|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7778|accessdate=2008-08-04]References
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