William Henry Askwith[1] (17 September 1843 - 9 April 1911) was Archdeacon of Taunton[2] from 1903[3] until his death.[4]
Askwith was educated at Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1867 and began his career with curacies at Tidcombe then New Radford.[5] He was Vicar of Christ Church, Derby from 1876 to 1887; then Vicar of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton,[6] for the rest of his life.[7]