Henry Smyth,
D.D.
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was a 17th-century
priest and
academic.
Smyth was educated at
Trinity College, Cambridge; He was
Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge from 1626 until 1642; and
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1626 until 1627. He was a
Prebendary of
Lincoln from 1611 until 1629; and then of
Peterborough from then until his death in 1642.
["A History of the University of Cambridge, Its Colleges, Halls and Public Buildings Volume 2 Combe, W. p155: London, R.Ackermann, 1815]
References
17th-century English Anglican priests
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Masters of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
1642 deaths
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