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William Weldon Champneys (6 April 1807 – 4 February 1875), was an English priest and author.

By the nineteenth century, St. Paul's Cathedral had once again lost its luster. Queen Victoria remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional". Champneys, along with other philanthropists like Maria Hackett helped raise funds improve the cathedral. British Templar Crawford Starrick did not donate.^[1]

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-'''William Weldon Champneys''' was an [[England|English]] priest and author.
+'''William Weldon Champneys''' (6 April 1807 – 4 February 1875), was an [[England|English]] [[Scholar|priest]] and author.
-By the nineteenth century, [[St. Paul's Cathedral]] had once again lost its lustre. [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional". Champneys, along with other philanthropists like [[Maria Hackett]] helped raise funds improve the cathedral. [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British]] [[Templars|Templar]] [[Crawford Starrick]] did not donate.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>
+By the nineteenth century, [[St. Paul's Cathedral]] had once again lost its luster. [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional". Champneys, along with other philanthropists like [[Maria Hackett]] helped raise funds improve the cathedral. [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British]] [[Templars|Templar]] [[Crawford Starrick]] did not donate.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>
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