William Holwell was an English cleric and writer.

(1726–1798), divine, eldest son of William Holwell, esq., of Exeter, and Ann Blackall, daughter of Ofspring Blackall

Ofspring Blackall

Ofspring Blackall , Bishop of Exeter and religious controversialist, was born in London.-Early life and education:Baptized on 26 April 1655 at St Gregory by Paul's, the son of Thomas Blackall , freeman of the Haberdashers' Company and later alderman of the City of London, and his wife, Martha...

, was born in 1726, matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...

, in December 1741, and graduated B.A. in 1745, M.A. in 1748, and B.D. in 1760. He was tutor to Lord Beauchamp (afterwards second Marquis of Hertford), and was elected proctor for 1758. He was presented to the vicarage of Thornbury in Gloucestershire by Christ Church in January 1762, was appointed prebendary of Exeter in 1776, and was at one time chaplain to George III. He died 13 Feb. 1798.

Works

• Selecti Dionysii Halicarnensis de priscis scriptoribus Tractatus græcè et latinè, 1766.
• The Beauties of Homer, selected from the Iliad, 1775.
• Extracts from Mr. Pope's translation, corresponding with the Beauties of Homer, 1776.
• A Mythological, Etymological, and Historical Dictionary, extracted from the Analysis of Ancient Mythology (with Jacob Bryant
  Jacob Bryant
  Jacob Bryant was a British scholar and mythographer, who has been described as "the outstanding figure among the mythagogues who flourished in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries".-Life:...
  
  ), 1793.