William Boyton Kirk

William Boyton Kirk (29 May 1824 – 5 July 1900) was an Irish artist, writer and clergyman.

[2] He exhibited with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) for the first time in 1844, becoming an associate member in 1850.

Among his notable works is the figure of Justice on the Belfast courthouse.

He entered the church in 1860, and moved to England becoming the vicar at Holy Trinity, Birkenhead, and later at St Peter's, Ashton-under-Lyne.

He wrote Poems on St Peter's church, Ashton-under-Lyne (1883), The immaculate conception or the martyrs of Santiago, The sailor's complaint, The martyrs of Antioch, and Antiqities of Ashton-under-Lyne and neighbourhood.