James Webber

James Webber (1772 – 3 September 1847) was an English churchman, Dean of Ripon^[1] from 1828 until his death.

Webber was the son of Rev. William Webber, canon of Chichester Cathedral, and his wife Anne née Smith.^[2]

He was educated at Westminster School^[2] and Christ Church, Oxford matriculating in October 1789 aged 17, graduating B.A. 1793, M.A. 1796, B.D. 1807, D.D. 1809. He became tutor and censor at Christ Church.^[3]

Webber held the following positions in the church:^[2]^[3]

Chaplain to Lord Robert Fitzgerald's Embassy at Copenhagen, 1795
Chaplain to the Archbishop of York, 1811^[4]
Prebendary of York Minster, 1812
Vicar of Sutton-on-the-Forest, Yorkshire, 1812
Chaplain House of Commons, 1812
Rector of Kirkham, Lancashire, 1813–1847
Prebendary of Westminster Abbey, 1816–1847 (also Sub-Dean)
Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster, 1828–1835^[5]
Dean of Ripon, 1828–1847

Webber was married to Caroline Frances Fynes, daughter of Rev. Dr. Charles Fynes Clinton, whom Webber succeeded as Rector of St. Margaret's after Fynes Clinton's death in 1827.^[2]^[6]

He died on 3 September 1847, aged 75, in Ripon.^[6]^[7]

References

^ A Dictionary of Universal Biography: Of All Ages and of All Peoples, Hyamson, A.M., London : Routledge & Kegan Paul ; New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., 1966
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fishwick, Henry (1854). The History of the Parish of Kirkham. pp. 85–86. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Foster, Joseph. "Webber, James (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses – via Wikisource.
^ "James+Webber,+Chaplain+to+the+Archbishop+of+York"&pg=PA181 The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. 81. 1811. p. 180. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ Walcott, Mackenzie Edward Charles (1847). The History of the Parish Church of Saint Margaret, in Westminster. Westminster: W. Blanchard & Sons. p. 85. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "At+Ripon,+aged+75"&pg=PA551 The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. 28. 1847. p. 551. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ Deaths. The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 06, 1847; pg. 7; Issue 19647. (233 words)