John Mandeville (1655 – 21 January 1725) 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 1709 to 1722 and

Dean of Peterborough The Dean of Peterborough is the head of the chapter at Peterborough Cathedral. On the Dissolution of Peterborough Abbey in 1539 and the abbey-church's refoundation as a cathedral for the new bishop and diocese of Peterborough, care for the abbey ...

from 1722 to 1725.

Career

He was educated at

Worksop College Worksop College (formerly St Cuthbert's College) is a British co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils aged 13 to 18, in Worksop. It sits at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England. Founded ...

and

St John’s College, Cambridge St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511. The ...

, where he graduated BA 1673, MA 1677 and DD in 1694. He was appointed as: *Rector of Dry Drayton, Cambridge 1690–1691 *Chaplain to the King and Queen 1690–1725 *Rector of St Mary Magdalene, Old Fish Street 1691–1713 *Prebendary of Lincoln 1695 *Chancellor of Lincoln 1695–1713 *

Archdeacon of Lincoln The Archdeacon of Lincoln is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Lincoln – he or she has responsibilities within his archdeaconry (the ancient Archdeaconry of Lincoln) including oversight of church buildings and some supervision, d ...

1709–1725 *

1722–1725 *Prebendary of Westminster 1722–1725 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 1709, and held the stall until 1722.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mandeville, John 1655 births 1725 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Canons of Windsor Archdeacons of Lincoln Deans of Peterborough Canons of Westminster