Anthony Rushe D.D. (died 1 April 1577) was a

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from 1566 to 1577''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and

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from 1570 to 1577.

Career

He was a scholar at

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and educated at

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where he graduated BA in 1554. He was awarded MA in 1558 from Cambridge. He was appointed: *Master of

1561 *Chaplain to

Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex Thomas Radclyffe (or Ratclyffe), 3rd Earl of Sussex KG (c. 15259 June 1583), was Lord Deputy of Ireland during the Tudor period of English history, and a leading courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I. Family He was the eldest son of Henr ...

*Rector of Woodham Walter, Essex 1565 *Rector of Brightling, Sussex 1565 - 1569 *Rector of Calverton, Buckinghamshire 1566 *Chaplain to

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*Rector of Osgarwick, Kent 1568 *Canon of Canterbury Cathedral 1568 *Rector of

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1569 *

1570 - 1577 He was appointed to the fourth stall in

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in 1566 and held this until he died in 1577. He was buried in the chapel.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rushe, Anthony 1577 deaths Canons of Windsor Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford People educated at The King's School, Canterbury Year of birth missing Burials at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle