David Melville (priest)

David Melville, DD (5 February 1813 – 8 March 1904) was a Church of England priest and university administrator.

David Melville
Born5 February 1813
Bloomsbury, London, England
Died8 March 1904(1904-03-08) (aged 91)
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)University don
Cleric

Educated initially at Shrewsbury School,[1] he was subsequently awarded a scholarship to Brasenose College, Oxford, where after graduating he was ordained as a clergyman. He became a University don,[2] and one of his scholars was William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley.[3] In 1846 he left Oxford and moved to Durham where he founded Bishop Hatfield's Hall.[4] He was Canon of Worcester Cathedral until he resigned in late 1902.[5]

He married Emma Hill at Kilcoo, County Down on 28 July 1848.[6]

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  1. ^ Whitworth, Thomas (1971). Yellow Sandstone and Mellow Brick. p. 54.
  2. ^ Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p30
  3. ^ Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p31
  4. ^ Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p33
  5. ^ "Appointment". The Times. No. 36915. London. 3 November 1902. p. 9.
  6. ^ Dimbleby, Josceline Rose A Profound Secret Black Swan 2005 p33