Ralph Tatham (bap. 1778–1857) was an English academic and churchman.
Life
He graduated at the
University of Cambridge
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Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
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in 1803. He became Master of
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corpo ...
,
Public Orator (1809–1839), and
Vice-Chancellor
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(1839–1840). He was also Rector (1816–1857) of
Colkirk
Colkirk is a village (population 2001-547) situated about two miles south of Fakenham in the county of Norfolk, England. Dating from at least the time of the Domesday Book. The village including Oxwick , Pattesley and South Raynham currently (20 ...
,
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
.
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The Tathams of County Durham
1770s births
1857 deaths
19th-century English Anglican priests
Masters of St John's College, Cambridge
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
Cambridge University Orators
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