William Buller

Who was William Buller?

Right Reverend William Buller, DD was Bishop of Exeter from 1792 to 1796.

He was born probably at Morval, Cornwall to parents John Francis Buller and Rebecca Trelawney. He was educated at the University of Oxford. His first ecclesiastical appointments were as rector of Brightwell and canon of Winchester Cathedral. He was also rector of North Waltham, and became a canon of Windsor in 1773 and was elected dean of Exeter in 1784. In 1790 he became Dean of Canterbury. He returned to Exeter as Bishop in late 1792.

He married Anne Thomas, the daughter of John Thomas, Bishop of Winchester, on 19 April 1762. He died on 12 December 1796.

Buller was a friend of George Austen, the father of Jane Austen, who educated his son Richard. Richard became a correspondent of Jane, but died young.