William Clavell Ingram was an Anglican priest and the Dean of Peterborough in the Church of England from 1893 until his death in 1901.The Times, Tuesday, 14 February 1893; p. 11; Issue 33874; col A Ecclesiastical Intelligence New Dean of Peterborough
Born on 11 August 1834 at Chedburgh, Suffolk, the son of Rev. George Ingram and Jane Kaines Clavell, he was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge.Who was Who; 1897–1990. London, A & C Black, 1991 He was a master at Lancing CollegeA Memoir of William Clavell Ingram, D. D. (anonymous) Leicester: W. H. Lead, 1903 then a chaplain to HM ForcesThe Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory London: Hamilton & Co., 1889 before being appointed vicar of Kirk Michael, Isle of Man.Manx Society From 1874, he was vicar of St Matthew's Church, LeicesterLeicestershire Historian before his elevation to the deanery. In 1900–1901, he wrote and published a biography of his friend, the Rev. Canon Henry Twells.William Clavell Ingram, Dean of Peterborough. A Memoir of the Rev. Henry Twells. London: Wells Gardner & Co., .
He died on 26 April 1901, and three years later a memorial to him was put in place at Peterborough Cathedral.The Times, Monday, 30 May 1904; p. 8; Issue 37407; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence Memorial to Dean Ingram The life-size marble effigy was carved by his brother Walter Rowlands Ingram.Plaque in Peterborough Cathedral The monument stands in the south-east section close to the burial place of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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