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{{Short description|Anglican priest (1929–2022)}}
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'''William Stanley Brison''' (20 November 1929 – 27 October 2022) was an [[Anglican]] priest who held senior positions on both sides of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]].<ref>''A Professor's Work'', Melko, M; Lanham, Maryland, University Pressof America, 1998 {{ISBN|0761812172}}</ref>
He was educated at [[Alfred University]] and [[Connecticut University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/people/32905/the-ven-william-stanley-brison|title=''Crockford's Clerical Directory'': The Ven William Stanley Brison|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> He trained for ordination at [[Berkeley Divinity School]] and was ordained both deacon and priest in 1957.<ref>[[Crockford's clerical directory|Crockfords]] (London, [[OUP]], 1995) {{ISBN|0-7151-8088-6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/people/32905/the-ven-william-stanley-brison|title=''Crockford's Clerical Directory'': The Ven William Stanley Brison|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> He was [[Vicar]] of Christ Church, [[Bethany, Connecticut]] from 1957 to 1969; [[Archdeacon]] of [[New Haven, Connecticut]] from 1967 to 1969; [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Stamford, Connecticut]] from 1969 to 1972; [[Vicar]] of Christ Church, [[Davyhulme]] from 1972 to 1981; Rector of All Saints', [[Newton Heath]] from 1981 to 1985; [[Rural Dean|Area Dean]] of [[North Manchester]] from 1981 to 1985; [[Archdeacon of Bolton]] from 1985 to 1992;<ref>''Church news'' [[The Times]] (London, England), Wednesday, November 06, 1991; pg. 18; Issue 64170</ref> with the [[Church Mission Society|CMS]] in Nigeria from 1992 to 1994; and the [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Team Rector]] of [[Pendleton, Greater Manchester|Pendleton]] from 1994 to 1998.<ref>‘ DAVIES, Ven. Lorys Martin’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U6000040, accessed 27 June 2013]</ref> During his time at Newton Heath, he was robbed at gunpoint on one occasion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2007/5-april/news/uk/the-revd-john-preston|title=''Church Times'': "The Revd John Preston", 5 April 2007|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
He died on 27 October 2022, aged 92.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/18-november/gazette/deaths/deaths|title=''Church Times'': "Deaths", 18 November 2022|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
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