Thomas Powys (1747–1809) was an Anglican clergyman of the later 18th century. He was the son of Philip Powys, of Hardwick House, Oxfordshire. He matriculated at

St John's College, Oxford St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its foun ...

in 1753; B.A. in 1757, and M.A. in 1760. He was rector of Fawley, Buckinghamshire, and of

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, Hampshire. In 1769 he was made a prebendary of

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, and in 1779 was promoted to the deanery of

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. In 1795 he took the degree of B.D. and D.D., and in the following year was appointed canon of Windsor, which he resigned on his appointment as

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in 1797. He died at Canterbury on 7 October 1809, and was buried in the Lady Chapel of the Cathedral on the same day, according to the Cathedral Register.Meadows Cowper, ''Lives of the Deans of Canterbury, 1541-1900'', (Canterbury: 1900) p.206-7.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Powys, Thomas 1747 births 1809 deaths Deans of Canterbury Canons of Windsor