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Lewis Atterbury
Lewis Atterbury may refer to: *Lewis Atterbury the elder (died 1693), English clergyman *Lewis Atterbury (chaplain) (1656–1731), English churchman and chaplain, son of the above See also *Lewis Atterbury Stimson (1844–1917), American surgeon {{Hndis, Atterbury, Lewis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Atterbury The Elder
Lewis Atterbury D.D., the elder (died 1693) was an English clergyman and writer. Life He was the son of Francis Atterbury, rector of Middleton-Malsor, Northamptonshire. He became a student of Christ Church, Oxford in 1647; submitted to the authority of the visitors appointed by the parliament; took the degree of B.A. on 28 February 1649, and was created M.A. on 1 March 1651, by dispensation from Oliver Cromwell, at that time chancellor of the university. In 1654 he was made rector of Great or Broad Risington in Gloucestershire, and in 1657 received the living of Middleton-Keynes, near Newport Pagnell, Bucks. At the Restoration Atterbury took care to have his titles to these benefices confirmed by taking a presentation under the great seal. On 25 July 1660, he became chaplain to Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who died at the end of the year; and on 1 December 1660 he took the degree of D.D. He seems to have been, in his later years, involved in litigation, which necessitated his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Atterbury (chaplain)
Lewis Atterbury the younger LL.D., (1656–1731) was an English churchman, a royal chaplain to two monarchs. Life Atterbury was the eldest son of Lewis Atterbury the elder, and brother of Francis Atterbury. He was born at Caldecot, in the parish of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, on 2 May 1656. After being educated at Westminster School, under Dr. Busby, he proceeded to Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated on 10 April 1674. He was ordained deacon by Dr. John Fell (clergyman), John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, on 21 September 1679, when he had already taken his bachelor's degree; and on 5 July 1680 he proceeded M.A., taking priest's orders on 25 September of the following year. In 1683 he became chaplain to Sir William Pritchard, then lord mayor of London: and in February 1684 he was appointed rector of Sywell, Northamptonshire. On 8 July 1687 he took by accumulation the degrees of bachelor and doctor of civil law. He was appointed, in 1691, lecturer of St Mary Hill, London, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
