William Walsham How was an English Anglican bishop and author who dedicated much of his life to pastoral work and church administration during the Victorian era. Born in Shrewsbury to a solicitor, How received his education at Shrewsbury School, Wadham College, Oxford, and University College, Durham. He was ordained into the ministry in 1846, beginning a long and active career in the Church of England.\n\nHow spent more than three decades deeply involved in parish ministry, primarily in Shropshire. He served as a curate at Kidderminster and later at the Abbey Church in Shrewsbury starting in 1848. In 1851, he became the Rector of Whittington, a position he held for many years, and was appointed Rural Dean of Oswestry in 1860.\n\nIn the latter part of his career, How transitioned into higher ecclesiastical leadership. He served as the Suffragan Bishop of Bedford, overseeing ministry in East London, and was subsequently appointed as the Bishop of Wakefield. His life and career reflected a deep commitment to local parish communities and the expanding administrative needs of the nineteenth-century Anglican Church.