George Travis (born 1741 in

Royton Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is northwest of Old ...

– died 1797 in Hampstead) was Archdeacon of Chester from his installation on 27 November 1786 until his death on 24 February 1797. Travis was educated at

Manchester Grammar School The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) in Manchester, England, is the largest independent school (UK), independent day school for boys in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1515 as a Grammar school#free tuition, free grammar school next to Manchester C ...

and St John's College, Cambridge. He was

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on 3 March 1765; and

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on 22 December 1765. He held livings at Eastham, Bromborough and Handley."Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester" pp67/8: Manchester, The Chetham Society, 1866

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1741 births People educated at Manchester Grammar School People from Royton 18th-century English Anglican priests Archdeacons of Chester 1797 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Clergy from Lancashire {{York-archdeacon-stub