Erasmus Saunders D.D. (d. 23 December 1775) was a

Canon of Windsor The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Foundation The college of canons was established in 1348 by Letters Patent of King Edward III. It was formally constituted on the feast of ...

from 1751 to 1756.''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Family

He was the son of Erasmus Saunders, Canon of Brecon. He married Mary Kenrick and they had three children: *Martha Saunders (b. 1757) *Erasmus Saunders (b. 1759) *Kenrick Francis Saunders (b. 1764) He died in 1775 and was buried in the south aisle of

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Career

He was educated at

Merton College, Oxford Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the Colleges of Oxford University, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the ...

and graduated BA in 1737, MA in 1740, BD in 1751 and DD in 1753. He was appointed: *Vicar of Wantage, Berkshire 1755 *Prebendary of Rochester 1756 *Vicar of

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1756 - 1775 *Vicar of Mapiscome, Kent 1757 He was appointed to the tenth stall in

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch) and the Chapel of the Order of the Gar ...

in 1751 and held the canonry until 1756.

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1775 deaths Canons of Windsor Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Year of birth unknown {{ChurchofEngland-clergy-stub