William Harding (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-Colonel William Harding (16 August 1792 - 13 January 1886) was a British antiquary and army officer.^[1] He was a Fellow of the Geological Society and, after his retirement from the Army, an active member of the Exeter Diocesan Architectural and Archaeological Society.^[2] He is known for his History of Tiverton (2 volumes) published in 1845 and 1847.^[3]

List of works

• The History of Tiverton in the County of Devon,
  • Volume I, Books I & II, Tiverton, 1845
    • Historical Memoirs etc, Book I, General History and Remarkable Occurrences, pp. 1–273
    • Historical Memoirs etc, Book II, Lords of the Manor, pp. 1–119
  • Volume II, Books III & IV, Tiverton, 1847
    • Historical Memoirs etc, Book III, Public Donations, pp. 1–280
    • Historical Memoirs etc, Book IV, Antiquities, Public Buildings, And Biographical Notices, pp. 1–94 (Index for Books I-IV, pp. 95 et seq )

References

1. Chichester, H. M.; Maxted, Ian (2004). "William Harding (1792–1886)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12266.
2. Harding, William (16 December 1863). "Morwenstow Church". Transactions. Exeter, England: Exeter Diocesan Architectural and Archaeological Society: 218.
3. OCLC 560394794