William Lucas Collins


William Lucas Collins was a Church of England priest and essayist.

Life and career

William Lucas Collins was born in 1815 at Oxwich, near Swansea, Glamorgan, south Wales. He was sent to be educated at Rugby School and Jesus College, Oxford.
He was ordained in 1840 and held the benefice of the parish of Cheriton, Swansea from 1840 until 1867. He also held positions as curate of Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, a diocesan inspector of education, rector of St Peter's Church, Lowick and vicar of Slipton, Northamptonshire. He was an honorary Canon of Peterborough Cathedral from 1870.
He was also a writer, contributing articles on university life and public schools to Blackwood's Magazine. He also edited volumes on Homer's Iliad and Thucydides for the publisher John Blackwood's series Ancient Classics for English Readers.
Collins died on 24 March 1887, in Lowick rectory. His son was the author and first-class cricketer William Collins.

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