Edward Voyce
Edward Voyce (April 1633 – 31 March 1713) was an English clergyman. In 1660 he was appointed Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, the first person to receive this title explicitly. Voyce was the son of Edward Voyce, Rector of West Stow, Suffolk. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, matriculating at Easter 1651, graduating Bachelor of Arts, B.A. 1655, Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin), M.A. 1658. He was ordained priest by Ralph Brownrigg, Bishop of Exeter on 22 November 1658. In 1660, Voyce was appointed Chaplain to the House of Commons by the Convention Parliament (1660), Convention Parliament. On 27 December 1660, two days before that parliament's dissolution on 29 December, the House voted to pay the chaplain £120 "for his pains and diligent service in constant praying with this House, every morning, since the beginning of this Parliament". He became Rector of Oakley, Suffolk (1661) and Vicar ...
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Chaplain To The Speaker Of The House Of Commons
The Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, also known as the Speaker's Chaplain, is a Church of England priest who officiates at services held at the Palace of Westminster and its associated chapel, St Mary Undercroft. The Chaplain also acts as chaplain to the Speaker and Members of Parliament. The first Speaker's Chaplain was appointed in 1660. The current officeholder is Patricia Hillas. From 1972 to 2010, the Speaker's Chaplain also held the position of Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster, the parish church of the Palace of Westminster. List of Chaplains to the Speaker of the House of Commons ;17th century * Edward Voyce (1660) *Henry Carpenter (1661) *Henry Wotton (1663) *Mr. Barker (1675) *Mr. Willet (1689) * Peter Birch (1689) *Thomas Manningham (1690–1694) *Maurice Vaughan (1694–1695) *Samuel Barton (1695–1697) *William Hallifax (1697–1698) *William Galloway (1698–1700) ;18th century *John Herne (1701) *Francis Gastrell (1701–1702) *William St ...
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