St John Basil Wynne Willson

The Rt. Rev. St John Basil Wynne Willson was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. He was the Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1921 to 1937. He was born on 28 August 1868 and educated at Cheltenham and St John's College, Cambridge. He was an Assistant Master at The Leys School and Rugby before Headships at Haileybury College and Marlborough. Ordained in 1904, he was appointed Dean of Bristol in 1916, a post he held for five years... More

Date of birth:

  • 1868

Date of death:

  • 1946 (age 78 years)

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