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Deans Of Ely
The position of Dean of Ely Cathedral, in East Anglia, England, in the Diocese of Ely was created in 1541 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The first Dean of Ely had been the last Benedictine prior of Ely. List of deans Early modern *1541–1557 Robert Steward (last prior) *1557–1589 Andrew Perne *1589–1591 John Bell *1591–1614 Humphrey Tyndall *1614–1636 Henry Caesar ''or'' Adelmare *1636–1646 William Fuller *1646–1651 William Beale *1660–1661 Richard Love *1661–1662 Henry Ferne *1662 Edward Martin *1662–1667 Francis Wilford *1667–1677 Robert Mapletoft *1677–1693 John Spencer *1693–1708 John Lambe *1708–1712 Charles Roderick *1713–1729 Robert Moss *1729–1730 John Frankland *1730–1758 Peter Allix *1758–1780 Hugh Thomas *1780–1797 William Cooke Late modern *1797–1820 William Pearce *1820–1839 James Wood *1839–1858 George Peacock *1858–1869 Harvey Goodwin (afterwards Bishop of Carlisle, 1869) *1869–1893 Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ely Cathedral Lantern
Ely or ELY may refer to: Places Ireland * Éile, a medieval kingdom commonly anglicised Ely * Ely Place, Dublin, a street United Kingdom * Ely, Cambridgeshire, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England ** Ely Cathedral ** Ely Rural District, a former district surrounding Ely, Cambridgeshire on the west and north ** Isle of Ely, a historic region and former county around the city of Ely ** Diocese of Ely, a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury * Ely Place, a road in London * Ely, Cardiff, a suburb of west Cardiff, Wales ** Ely (Cardiff electoral ward) * River Ely, a river in Wales that flows through Cardiff United States * Ely, Iowa, a city * Ely, Minnesota, a city * Ely, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Ely, Nevada, a city and county seat * Ely, New Jersey, an unincorporated community * Ely, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Ely Township, Michigan * Norton, Yolo County, California, formerly Ely * Ely, a village belonging to Fairlee, Vermont * Ely R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Martin (Queens')
Edward Martin, D.D. (died 1662) was an English clergyman, ejected President of Queens' College, Cambridge, and at the end of his life Dean of Ely. Life A native of Cambridgeshire, he matriculated in the university of Cambridge, as a sizar of Queens' College, 5 July 1605. He graduated B.A. in 1608–9, M. A. in 1612, was elected a Fellow of his college 11 March 1617, and proceeded B.D. in 1621. In 1627 he was chaplain to Archbishop William Laud, and he offended the Puritan party by licensing a book by Thomas Jackson, called ''An Historical Narration'', and also by preaching a sermon at St. Paul's Cross against Presbyterianism. He became vicar of Oakington in 1626 and rector of Conington, Cambridgeshire, in 1630. He was elected President of Queens' College 16 October 1631, being in the same year created D.D. by royal mandate. He was also rector of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham, Rutland, from 1631 to 1637, where he was succeeded by Jeremy Taylor. In 1638 he was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Peacock (mathematician)
George Peacock FRS (9 April 1791 – 8 November 1858) was an English mathematician and Anglican cleric. He founded what has been called the British algebra of logic. Early life Peacock was born on 9 April 1791 at Thornton Hall, Denton, near Darlington, County Durham. His father, Thomas Peacock, was a priest of the Church of England, incumbent and for 50 years curate of the parish of Denton, where he also kept a school. In early life Peacock did not show any precocity of genius, and was more remarkable for daring feats of climbing than for any special attachment to study. Initially, he received his elementary education from his father and then at Sedbergh School, and at 17 years of age, he was sent to Richmond School under James Tate, a graduate of Cambridge University. At this school he distinguished himself greatly both in classics and in the rather elementary mathematics then required for entrance at Cambridge. In 1809 he became a student of Trinity College, Cambridge. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wood (mathematician)
James Wood (14 December 1760 – 23 April 1839) was a mathematician, and Master of St John's College, Cambridge. In his later years he was Dean of Ely. Life Wood was born in Holcombe, Bury where his father ran an evening school and taught his son the elements of arithmetic and algebra. From Bury Grammar School he proceeded to St John's College, Cambridge in 1778, graduating as senior wrangler in 1782. On graduating he became a fellow of the college and in his long tenure there produced several successful academic textbooks for students of mathematics. Between 1795 and 1799 his ''The principles of mathematics and natural philosophy'', was printed, in four volumes, by J. Burges. Vol.I: 'The elements of algebra', by Wood; Vol.II: 'The principles of fluxions' by Samuel Vince; Vol.III Part I: 'The principles of mechanics" by Wood; and Vol.III Part II: "The principles of hydrostatics" by Samuel Vince; Vol.IV "The principles of astronomy" by Samuel Vince. Three other volumes -"A trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pearce (priest)
William Pearce (1744–1820) was an English clergyman and academic, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge from 1789 and Dean of Ely from 1797. Life Pearce was born on 3 December 1744 and educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He was Public Orator of Cambridge from 1778 to 1788; and Master of the Temple from 1787 to 1798. In 1788 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. Pearce was Master of Jesus College, Cambridge from 1789 until his death. He was also Dean of Ely from 1797 until his death. He died on 14 November 1820.''Deaths'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ... (London, England), Thursday, Nov 16, 1820; pg. 3; Issue 11093 References 1744 births 1820 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Deans of Ely Masters of the Tem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cooke (Provost Of King's College)
William Cooke (1711–1797) was an English cleric and academic, Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1772 and Dean of Ely from 1780. Life He was born in St. James's, Westminster, 15 October 1711. He was sent to Harrow School in 1718, and then Eton College in 1721. In 1731 he became a scholar, and in 1734 a Fellow, of King's College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1735. Soon after graduating Cooke became an assistant-master at Eton. In May 1743 he was unanimously elected head-master, but found his health too weak for the place, and in 1745 took the college living of Sturminster-Marshall, Dorset. In 1748 he was elected fellow of Eton College, and resigned Sturminster on being presented to the rectory of Denham, Buckinghamshire; he was also bursar of Eton. In 1765 he proceeded D.D., and was appointed chaplain to George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. In 1768 he accepted the rectory of Stoke Newington. On 25 March 1772 Cooke was unanimously elected Provost of King's Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Thomas (priest)
Hugh Thomas ( – 11 July 1780) was Archdeacon of Nottingham, Dean of Ely and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge. Career He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, 1724–1728 where he was awarded Bachelor of Arts (BA). He was admitted a Fellow of the College in 1728 and awarded Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1731. He was afterwards Chaplain to Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Canterbury; and Archdeacon of Nottingham from 1748–1780. In February 1754, he was elected Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, and awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD). In 1758 he was appointed Dean of Ely The position of Dean of Ely Cathedral, in East Anglia, England, in the Diocese of Ely was created in 1541 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The first Dean of Ely had been the last Benedictine prior of Ely. List of deans Early modern ....The history and antiquities of the conventual & cathedral church of Ely. James Bentham. Stevenson, Matchett, and Stevenson, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Allix (priest)
(John) Peter Allix, D.D. (22 August 1679 – 11 January 1758) was an Anglican dean in the early 18th century. Allix was born in Alençon and graduated from Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the oldest colleges of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. The college spans the River Cam, colloquially referred to as the "light s ... in 1703. From 1705 to 1714, he was a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. He held Living (Christianity), livings at Swaffham, Fordham, Cambridgeshire, Fordham and Dry Drayton. He was Dean of Gloucester from 1729 until 1730; and Dean of Ely from then until his death in Castle Camps. References 1679 births 1758 deaths 18th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Deans of Ely Deans of Gloucester Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge People from Alençon {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frankland
The Very Revd John Frankland (1669 – 1730) was an 18th-century academic and Dean in the Church of England. The youngest son of Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet, he was born at Thirkleby and educated at Eton College. He graduated B.A. from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1695, and M.A. in 1698. He was elected a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1700; and ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1702. He held livings in Oswaldkirk and Bristol. Frankland was Dean of Gloucester from 1723 until 1729, and then Dean of Ely until his death on 3 September 1730, he was also elected Master of Sidney Sussex in 1726, and then Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge for 1728–29. Dr Frankland married Mary Turton, leaving an only son the Revd John Frankland, also a clergyman. See also * Frankland baronets The Frankland Baronetcy, of Thirkelby (or Thirkleby) in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of England, created on 24 December 1660 for W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Moss (priest)
Robert Moss (1666–1729) was an English churchman and controversialist, Dean of Ely from 1713. Life The eldest son of Robert and Mary Moss, he was born at Gillingham, Norfolk in 1666. His father was a country gentleman living at Postwick. After Norwich School he was admitted a sizar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 19 April 1682, at the age of sixteen. He graduated B.A. 1685, M.A. 1688, B.D. 1696, D.D. 1705. Soon after his first degree he was elected to a fellowship at Corpus. He was ordained deacon in 1688, and priest in 1690. In 1693 he was appointed by the university to be one of their twelve preachers, and his sermons at Great St. Mary's were popular. After missing by a few votes an appointment to the office of public orator at Cambridge in 1698, he was chosen preacher of Gray's Inn on 11 July of that year, in succession to Thomas Richardson, master of Peterhouse. In December 1716 he was allowed to nominate Thomas Gooch, master of Caius College, as his deputy in this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Roderick
Charles Roderick, D.D. was an Anglican Dean at the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th. Lambe was born in Bunbury, Cheshire and educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. He was Head Master of Eton College from 1682 to 1690. He held livings at Raynham and Milton, Cambridgeshire. Roderick was Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1691 until his death; and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge between 1690 and 1691. He was Dean of Ely Ely or ELY may refer to: Places Ireland * Éile, a medieval kingdom commonly anglicised Ely * Ely Place, Dublin, a street United Kingdom * Ely, Cambridgeshire, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England ** Ely Cathedral Ely Cathedral, formal ... from 1708 until his death on 29 March 1712. References 17th-century English Anglican priests 18th-century English Anglican priests Deans of Ely 1707 deaths Alumni of King's College, Cambridge People from Cheshire Head Masters of Eton College People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lambe (priest)
John Lambe (b London 30 December 1649; d Ely 10 August 1708) was an Anglican Dean at the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th. Lambe was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He was Rector of Wheathampstead from 1673 and Dean of Ely from 1693, holding both positions until his death. He was also a Chaplain to William III of England William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec ... References 17th-century English Anglican priests 18th-century English Anglican priests 1649 births Deans of Ely 1708 deaths Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Honorary Chaplains to the King {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
