William Perceval D.D. was an Irish priest in the first decades of the 18th century.
The nephew of Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and Trinity College Dublin. He was Archdeacon of Cashel from 1703 until 1725; and Dean of Emly from 1714 until 1735. He also became a Prebendary of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin in 1720. He married (1708) Catherine, daughter of Henry Prittie of Killboy and Dunalley.
References
- A New History of Ireland (1976). Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J.; Cosgrove, A.: Oxford, OUP ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714
- Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860) (1935). Burtchaell, George Dames/Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (Eds) p662: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co.
- Cotton (Ibid) Vol I p79
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 400–401. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Cotton (Ibid) Vol II p79
- A General & Heraldic Dictionary the Peerage and Baronetage, Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (1915). Burke, Sir Bernard & Ashworth P. Burke: London: Harrison & Sons
| Church of Ireland titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byEdward Hinton | Archdeacon of Cashel 1703–1725 |
Succeeded byFrancis Higgins |
| Preceded byJohn Wetherby | Dean of Emly 1714–1735 |
Succeeded byJohn Auchmuty |
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