William Barlow (dean of Peterborough)

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William Hagger Barlow (1833–1908) was the Dean of Peterborough in the Church of England from 1901 until his death in 1908.The Times, Monday, 11 May 1908; pg. 11; Issue 38643; col C Obituary The Dean Of Peterborough

William Hagger Barlow was born in 1833,[https://web.archive.org/web/20090727140135/http://uk.geocities.com/peter.hagger@btinternet.com/page30.html Genealogical web site] son of Henry Hagger, Vicar of Pitsmoor,{{acad|id=BRLW853WH|name=Barlow, William Hagger}} and educated at St John's College, Cambridge.“Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}} Ordained in 1858,"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 he began his career with a curacy at St James', Bristol[http://www.stjamesbristol.co.uk/ Church web site] before being appointed Vicar of St Bartholomew Montpelier.[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=002-pstbm&cid=0#0 National Archives] After serving as Vicar of St. Ebbe's, Oxford,[John Rooker, "Islington's Centenary Mission Story", 1928] from 1875 he was Principal of the Church Missionary Society College, Islington"The Life of William Hagger Barlow" Barlow,M Whitefish, Kessinger 1910 {{ISBN|1-4365-8278-4}} and was later Vicar of St Mary's Islington.[http://www.stmaryislington.org/history A history of St Mary's church, Islington] He was elevated to the Deanery in June 1901,{{London Gazette |issue=27323 |date=14 June 1901 |page=4001}}The Times, Saturday, 15 June 1901; pg. 13; Issue 36482; col D Ecclesiastical Intelligence New Dean of Peterborough and installed in Peterborough Cathedral 5 October 1901, preaching there for the first time the following morning{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ecclesiastical intelligence|date=7 October 1901 |page=6 |issue=36579}}