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
*
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 ...
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.
Notes
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1655 births
1725 deaths
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
Canons of Windsor
Archdeacons of Lincoln
Deans of Peterborough
Canons of Westminster