Peter Maurice,
D.D.
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was a
Chaplain
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to the
King
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; and
Dean of Bangor
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from 1727 until 1750.
Maurice was born in
Cerrigydrudion
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and educated at
Jesus College, Oxford
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. He was
Vicar
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of
Llanynys
Llanynys (; ) is a hamlet and community (Llanynys and Rhewl Community Council) in Denbighshire, north-east Wales; (OS grid reference: SJ1062). It lies in the Vale of Clwyd, a few miles north of Ruthin
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from 1718; and
Treasurer
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of
Bangor Cathedral
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from 1720 his appointment to the deanery. in 1740 he was appointed a
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of
Winchester
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.
He died in August 1759.
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People from Denbighshire
Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford
18th-century Welsh Anglican priests
1759 deaths
Deans of Bangor
Honorary Chaplains to the King
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