Background
He was born in Stepney, Middlesex, the fifth son of John Lyall and Jane Comyns. In 1817 he married Catherine Brandreth (1792–1863), daughter of Doctor Brandreth of Liverpool.
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William Lyall
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Education
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (Master of Arts 1816).
Career
Lyall was editor of the British Critic 1816-1817 and associated with the Hackney Phalanx, the high-church group. He became editor of the Theological Library (1832-1846). He early recognized a Catholic tendency in John Henry Newman"s writing.
His appointment as Warburton Lecturer led to a major work was Propædia Prophetica (1840).
Lyall"s abilities and potential came to the attention of William Howley, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who shaped his career. Lyall became Archdeacon of Colchester (1824–1842), Archdeacon of Maidstone (1842–1845), simultaneously Canon of the Ninth Prebend, Canterbury Cathedral (1841–1845), and finally Dean of Canterbury (1845–1857).
He died at Canterbury, Kent. There is a monumental tomb i8n the north aisle of the nave at Cathedral, said to be designed after a model by the sculptor John Birnie Philip (1824–1875), but his remains are in fact buried at the parish church of Street Michael in the nearby village of Harbledown, alongside his wife"son
Lyall"s career is described by Clive Dewey.
Further Information: Diplomate of National Board. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, 1541-1857. Another was James Broadwood Lyall (1838–1916), also an Indian civil servant, who became Governor of the Punjab.
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Nationality
English