James Rowlandson DD (1577 – 9 May 1639) 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 1638 to 1639
[''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]
Career
He was educated at
Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault. It is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassical architecture, ...
where he graduated BA in 1602, MA in 1605, BD in 1614 and DD in 1636.
He was appointed:
*Chaplain to Bishop Bilson of Winchester
*Vicar of Southampton St Cross and Holyrood 1611
*Rector of Bramdean 1615
*Rector of East Tisted, Hampshire 1615
*Master of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Winchester
*Chaplain to
King Charles I
He was appointed to the eighth 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 1638 and held the canonry until 1639.
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1577 births
1639 deaths
Canons of Windsor
Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford