William Alexander (bishop)
- William Alexander (bishop)
William Alexander (1824–1911) was an Irish cleric in the Church of Ireland.
Life
He was born in Derry on the 13 April 1824, the third child of Rev Robert Alexander. He was educated at Tonbridge School and Brasenose College, Oxford.
After holding several livings in Ireland he was made bishop of Derry and Raphoe in 1867. In 1896 he became Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. He was the last bishop to sit in the House of Lords before the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland in 1871.
He gave the Bampton Lectures in 1876. An eloquent preacher and the author of numerous theological works, including "Primary Convictions", he is best known as a master of dignified and animated verse. His poems were collected in 1887 under the title of "St Augustine's Holiday and other Poems".
His wife, Cecil Frances Alexander, wrote some tracts in connection with the Oxford Movement. She is known as the author of hymns such as "Once in Royal David's City", "There is a green hill far away" and many other well known hymns.
References in literature
Bishop Alexander is mentioned as part of the procession in James Joyce's "cyclops" episode of "Ulysses".
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