William Davies Shipley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Dean of St Asaph
Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1745
Place of Birth: Midgham, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 07-May-1826
Profession: cleric
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About William Davies Shipley
- William Davies Shipley (5 October 1745 (OS) – 7 May 1826) was an Anglican priest who served as Dean of St Asaph for nearly 52 years, from 27 May 1774 until his death.
- In a legal cause célèbre which became known as the Case of the Dean of St Asaph, he was tried and convicted on a charge of seditious libel in August 1784, but was discharged by the Court of King's Bench a few months later without being punished.
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