George Buckley Bower

George Buckley Bower (1748–) was an English churchman and academic. He was Archdeacon of Richmond from 1797 until his death.

Life He was the son of Buckley Bower, an attorney in Stockport. He was born there, baptised there on 30 June 1848, and was educated at Manchester Grammar School. He matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford in 1764, graduating B.A. in 1768.

From 1787 Bower was the incumbent at Great Billing, becoming also Archdeacon of Richmond in 1797. He died at Aspenshaw Hall, Derbyshire. One source gives the date of death as 26 December 1800.

He was the nephew of Edward Penny, who left him notes of his lectures as first professor of painting at the Royal Academy.