| Authorised form of name | Greenwell; William (1820 - 1918) |
| Dates | 1820 - 1918 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Greenwell Ford, Durham, England |
| Date of birth | 23 March 1820 |
| Place of death | Durham, County Durham |
| Date of death | 27/01/1918 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Lanchester, County Durham |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Activity | Education:
Durham School (1833-1836); Durham University. BA (1839), LTh (1842), MA (1843); Honorary DCL (1882)
Career:
Pemberton Fellow, Durham University (1844-1854); ordained deacon (1844); ordained priest (1846); Bursar, University College (1844-1847); Chaplain (1846-1847); Perpetual Curate, Ovingham, Northumberland (1847-1850); Principal, Neville Hall, Newcastle (1852-1854); Chaplain, Cosin's Hall, Durham (1854-1864);Minor Canon and Librarian, Durham Cathedral (1854-1909); Rector, St Mary-le-Bow-the-Less (1865-1918); JP, County Durham (1870); Alderman; invented the Greenwell salmon fly and 'Greenwell's Glory' trout fly; Liberal politician
Memberships:
Durham Archaeological Society (President); FSA (1868)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/06/1878 |
| Relationships | Son of William Thomas Greenwell JP; unmarried |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSR |
| Code | NA6476 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1878/09 | Greenwell, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/13/335 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to the Reverend Canon William Greenwell, Fellow of the Royal Society, Durham | 28 July 1896 |
| NLB/16/466 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Canon [Greenwell] | 18 April 1898 |
| NLB/22/486 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to The Reverend Canon [William] Greenwell, Fellow of the Royal Society | 22 May 1901 |
| NLB/27/592 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to the Reverend Canon William Greenwell, Fellow of the Royal Society | October 1903 |
| NLB/32/482 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to the Reverend Canon William Greenwell, Fellow of the Royal Society, Durham | 19 March 1906 |